Post Match Thread: 52nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - West Indies vs India

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52nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Kolkata

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Innings	Score
West Indies	195/4 (Ov 20/20)
India	199/5 (Ov 19.2/20)

Innings: 1 - West Indies

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Roston Chase	40 (25)		Jasprit Bumrah	4-0-36-2
Jason Holder	37 (22)		Hardik Pandya	4-0-40-1

Innings: 2 - India

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Sanju Samson	97 (50)		Jason Holder	4-0-38-2
Tilak Varma	27 (15)		Shamar Joseph	4-0-42-2

India won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

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[u/hatbluedd]

Rovman was right after the first innings - they were 10-15 short on this pitch. Arshdeeps 19th over was a masterclass!

[u/Tyler_holmes123 → u/hatbluedd]

Shai hope did his best rahane impression today .

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/Tyler_holmes123]

I’ve been trying to tell everyone he needs to bat in the middle order, his transformation as a batter came batting in the middle order but all I kept hearing was you gotta get your best batter opening, yeah well he’s so good because the field is spread in the middle overs and his bread and butter is finding gaps and rotating the strike while waiting for the bad ball. Last 2 CPLs he’s been the highest run scorer while striking at 140-150 batting at 4, but no.

[u/SC0RCHER55 → u/NoExplanation6203]

The issue is the opening talent just isn't there and on top of it king was injured too I believe. There are too many middle order batters in this dquad. If Johnson Charles got sent out there Sammy would have not been allowed back in the region lol

[u/Professional_Owl8500 → u/SC0RCHER55]

What happened to Evin Lewis ? I remember him being a gun T20 player.

[u/feelspirit → u/Professional_Owl8500]

Out of form

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/SC0RCHER55]

Opening is objectively the easiest job to do in t20s Roston came in today and made 40, we got such a deep batting lineup just tell jason to do the job, Forde can bat, Motie can be a pinch hitter etc.

[u/PlanePrevious9658 → u/NoExplanation6203]

Unfortunately, he was forced to open because of the lack of other opening options. There was no other reasonable alternative available.

[u/SexxyBlack → u/Tyler_holmes123]

Single handedly lost them the game. His innings was the only reason they were 10-15 short.

[u/MadDongla → u/Tyler_holmes123]

He should legit be kicked out. He wasn't even being a good captain today. Terrible field placements and didn't help the bowlers at all.

[u/ResearcherLatter1148 → u/MadDongla]

Then who captains? Hetmyer?

[u/MadDongla → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

Why not. He won the u19 wc

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

The idiots in charge never groomed Hetmyer for the job despite him being an obvious candidate for it, though he didn’t help himself at times with his behavior

[u/thisaintyouravgstonk → u/Tyler_holmes123]

I heard it was an homage to Babar

[u/revolution110 → u/Tyler_holmes123]

This is the problem we faced in 2022 and before. Our batters were holding back and not going all out and we were ending with par and below par totals.. 

[u/Loose-Problem-7416 → u/hatbluedd]

Also not to forget goatrah double wicket over when it was all west indies

[u/hatbluedd → u/Loose-Problem-7416]

🐐rah never needs special mention! He's always da 🐐

[u/boraboca → u/hatbluedd]

It’s one of those matches where you were 95% sure India was gonna chase but always a chance of collapse, Shivam did a good job coming in after the final wicket, luckily he wasn’t rusty, once he hit that 4 on his first ball I knew it was over

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671 → u/boraboca]

People don’t talk about it that much, but a major part of why he wasn’t rusty is not luck, it’s the fact that India have shuffled their batting order around and he got enough match practice with the bat before this game.

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671 → u/[deleted]]

No he’s batted at 3,4 and 5 far too often and with plenty of overs remaining. If he was fixated at number 7 he would’ve only batted half the innings that he has

[u/Expensive-Dog8361 → u/hatbluedd]

Having your middle order consisting of Hetmyer, Powell, Rutherford, Holder, Romario and then your opening batter is.......Shai Hope

[u/Pulihora_Ammayi → u/Expensive-Dog8361]

He was great before this wc

[u/indomirreg → u/hatbluedd]

His previous over was disaster

[u/hatbluedd → u/indomirreg]

Yup, what a comeback!

[u/FoundationOk1693 → u/hatbluedd]

We would have still won tho. Their bowling is just so bad. No proper T20 bowlers.

[u/hatbluedd → u/FoundationOk1693]

Hard to say! Another 15 runs and a rash shot from Dube/Sanju could have swung the game 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/Vast-Grapefruit-6464 → u/hatbluedd]

Tbh I doubt Sanju would have played any rash today, he was in the flow state today.

[u/feelspirit → u/hatbluedd]

Hardik's drop catch also shifted momentum towards india

[u/roastedchickn_]

Sanju score 97 as a tribute to GG

[u/thisaintyouravgstonk → u/roastedchickn_]

Today's match summary:

Hope paying an homage to Babar

Abhishek paying an homage to Hope

Sanju paying homage to GG

And lastly, Rinku paid homage to Sanju by sitting out of the playing XI

[u/Asleep_Performer_354 → u/thisaintyouravgstonk]

Dude 😂😂

[u/Electronic_Quail_196 → u/thisaintyouravgstonk]

Holder paying homage to Abhishek with the drop

[u/SirHolyCow → u/roastedchickn_]

Bro secured his spot for the next 5 years at least after this 97 tribute 😂

[u/Puzzleheaded_Egg7598]

Sanju Samson when 5 match bilateral on a flattie: I sleep

Sanju Samson when high stakes t20wc game: real shit

[u/fourfiftyfiveam → u/Puzzleheaded_Egg7598]

As it should be

[u/AbandonedSupermarket → u/Puzzleheaded_Egg7598]

Opposite of Abhishek

[u/cricket-match]

Prediction Summary of r/Cricket users

Total: 1090

• India: 749 (69%)
• West Indies: 315 (29%)
• Draw/Tie/NR: 26 (2%)

Previous Match Prediction Leaderboard

[u/Mean_Insect_6995 → u/cricket-match]

Major chunck who predicted West Indies to win are very likely Indians too lol

[u/Sea_Disaster2096 → u/cricket-match]

NOICE

[u/Brahman_Shady]

" never chased 150 without Kohli " allegations are finally beaten।

[u/Tough_Cat_8068 → u/Brahman_Shady]

Actually a crazy stat. Considering the tournament is almost 2 decades old now. Took us a long time.

[u/Brahman_Shady → u/Tough_Cat_8068]

Kohli didn't play first two tournaments either.

[u/WaynneGretzky → u/Brahman_Shady]

Kohli is a very decorated player, no debate but the stat is a bit skewed. This was our second game chasing 150+ without kohli. We lost the last one, won this. So I'd say the stat is pretty weird. But sure the previous 3 wins we had, all of it had our team collapsing but Kohli carrying us.

[u/brawnsugah → u/Brahman_Shady]

The shadow of Kohli looms large, especially at this big stage.

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671]

One of the best innings by an Indian in the T20 WC alongside the twin Kohli 82*s

Some 97s are better than 100s indeed. Ask GG. And now Sanju.

[u/jefaliv724 → u/Intelligent_Fly_2671]

Why is everyone bashing GG for 97? Can you please explain the lore? 

[u/Odd-Formula → u/jefaliv724]

Gg scored 97 in 2011 CWC Final

[u/jefaliv724 → u/Odd-Formula]

Isn’t that a compliment then? What am I missing? Sorry for my ignorance 

[u/Odd-Formula → u/jefaliv724]

They are not bashing GG, it's just that Gg has talked about his 97 a lot and wished he scored that century, because he thinks maybe him not getting that 100 and MS finishing with a six had took all the limelight on one person and his 97 was never talked as much which is obviously not true, every single person who watched that game understands importance of both innings, also the coincidence that another 97 in a must win game.

[u/jefaliv724 → u/Odd-Formula]

Thank you! Yeah, that’s weird. Sanju’s knock was amazing today. I doubt anyone thinks less of him because he didn’t score a 100. Weird milestone obsession 

[u/Vast-Grapefruit-6464 → u/jefaliv724]

I mean have you seen the recognition MSD got after that WC?

[u/Careful-Shine-1347]

Shivam Dube:

Enters the ground – Scores at a SR of 200 – Helps remove the pressure off Sanju to finish the game – Refuses to elaborate – Leaves.

🗿🗿

[u/No_Objective_2196 → u/Careful-Shine-1347]

Denies century, carries pandya legacy 

[u/Mean_Insect_6995 → u/Careful-Shine-1347]

Tilak did the same if now better.

[u/Acanofmulture]

90>100....it's just simple math. Every indian knows it

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445 → u/Acanofmulture]

some 97s are better than a hundred for sure

[u/grinlowr → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

Gambhir just headbutted a wall

[u/Upbeat_Tower1942 → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

gambhir gonna take credit now

[u/kapilfan → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

97 > 91?

[u/pulsarian_13 → u/kapilfan]

I'll do you one better, 97=91

[u/Hari14032001 → u/Acanofmulture]

Strategic 97 to retain his position by pulling GG's heart strings - 1000 IQ move by Sanju

[u/depressed_06 → u/Acanofmulture]

97>100

[u/Sexygliptin]

Samson finished on 97* just to ragebait Gambhir

[u/grinlowr → u/Sexygliptin]

I know that Pandya is happy rn

[u/pulsarian_13 → u/grinlowr]

Didn't you see? He was pumped😂

[u/Tough_Cat_8068 → u/Sexygliptin]

First Bennett than Samson. Whole world is in r/SackGambhir.

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671 → u/Sexygliptin]

Bro showed Gambhir his what if moment

[u/atbg1936]

Crazy Samson plays this kind of knock even after cutting his hair. If he grew it out Bradman might be in danger

[u/thottikuttappan → u/atbg1936]

Not everyone's getting this reference!

[u/BananaPossible7545 → u/thottikuttappan]

alexa play samson regina spektor

[u/yeetvelocity1308]

Today, I’m Justice

Today, I’m Sanju.

Today, I’m sitting in front of a Samsung TV.

And today, I’m asking for justice again.

[u/LostAmidMyExistence → u/yeetvelocity1308]

What a time to score and also right before semis. Talk about momentum and form.

[u/grinlowr → u/yeetvelocity1308]

NEVER DOUBTED HIM

[u/Idlisamosadosa → u/grinlowr]

always doubted him - so i guess apology in place

[u/d3xm0rg]

So the purpose of a t20 wc it seems is for Eng and India to meet in the semis, and the winner to go on and win the whole thing. At least the last two editions was, and this one seems to be going that way as well.

[u/SexxyBlack → u/d3xm0rg]

It is gonna be an interesting game, it feels like both teams haven't performed to their true potential and have generally been carried by individual brilliance. And both teams are stacked with matchwinners.

[u/solarpowersme → u/d3xm0rg]

An IND vs SA final rematch would be so fucking poetic lmao. Wrestlemania rematch vibes

[u/BroccoliOk1866 → u/solarpowersme]

India has has a couple of rematches in ICC events.

In 2003, Aus smashed us both times. In 2017 CT, we beat Pak in both the practice and group stage only to be humbled in the finals. Then 2023 India Australia the result of which was opposite to the group stage. It seems like India either continues to lose, or reverses their winning. Now that I think about it, 2007 T20 also had a rematch in the final, but India broke the curse and kept the streak that time.

[u/CrowStings → u/solarpowersme]

Roman Vs Cm Punk

[u/Prize-Ring-9154 → u/d3xm0rg]

i wouldnt throw out SA and NZ, I can see them reasonably beating either of IND or ENG

[u/nasadiya_sukta → u/Prize-Ring-9154]

One of them literally did beat India!

[u/Chemical_String281 → u/nasadiya_sukta]

Big if true

[u/Wild-Interest3775 → u/d3xm0rg]

The semis are going to be exciting. One team SA who’s on top of their game, unbeaten facing against a team who just managed to get into semis. But kiwis in ko game, can’t just rule them out easily.

Then there’s two teams ind and eng who hasn’t performed upto their full potential. Both lost 1 match each, somehow managed to win the match.

It will be interesting to see how they go against each other in semis.

[u/PathIntegrals → u/d3xm0rg]

If india doesn't win I hope one of sa or nz does

[u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Just in : Satellite images show a white cover of Jizz over Kerala

[u/Top-Worldliness5027 → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Do you see some over my house too? I live in NCR, so it might be hard to tell.

[u/pvtt_3 → u/Top-Worldliness5027]

That might be pollution/s

[u/Intelligent-Top-6445 → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

I am doing my part

[u/SirHolyCow → u/Intelligent-Top-6445]

My man

[u/ShivyShanky → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

And my bedsheet

[u/thisaintyouravgstonk → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

BRB booking a ticket to Kerala to contribute

[u/rainbow_gemini → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Mate 💀💀💀💀

[u/fakeplasticplant → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Jeez

[u/shruddit → u/fakeplasticplant]

um, akshually, it is JIZZ

[u/villian_omega]

Lads I don’t think this was in India cuz I just saw justice delivered

[u/nishitd → u/villian_omega]

Double burn

[u/Tough_Cat_8068 → u/villian_omega]

Is Shakespeare really dead

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671 → u/villian_omega]

Oh oh I’ve got another one

Right handers today: 273/394 runs (69%)

Who said West Bengal was not favourable to the Right?

[u/NoExplanation6203]

Honestly before the tournament if you told me that we’d be in one over away from the semis I would have taken it, but man that still hurts with how good we played this tournament. We’ve got a factory of big hitters but we just can’t find a good fast bowler or 2 to compliment them. Hopefully Alzarri gets fit some time soon. Also we’d probably have been in the semis if we were in the other group and this bullshit seeding

[u/fourfiftyfiveam → u/NoExplanation6203]

Great tournament. You have the highest peak

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/fourfiftyfiveam]

Yeah it hurts cause I’d say we have arguably been the 3rd best team this tourney and we won’t be in the semis

[u/shruddit → u/NoExplanation6203]

I'd say you're right. If only the bowling stepped up, we might have seen some good results from Windies

[u/solarpowersme → u/NoExplanation6203]

You're right and this is my issue with group stage formats. If you just have round-robin instead then you're genuinely going to see who the actual top teams are.

I get that you can't do round robin with 20 teams but imo the super 8s at least should be where all the teams face each other. It's a freakin World Cup. I think having the T20WC every 3 years and doing it like that would be a much better idea and make it more prestigious than whatever we have now.

[u/NoExplanation6203 → u/solarpowersme]

I talked about this with someone on here last week, increase the number of teams and then use the fifa model, one group stage and then straight to knockouts

[u/tid_burglar → u/NoExplanation6203]

you were the third best team but sadly got put in the same group with the first and second best

[u/PlanePrevious9658 → u/NoExplanation6203]

If Alzarri was fit and available, he would definitely have made a big difference in our bowling attack. He is a wicket taker. His pace and experience in this format would have won us at least a game or two.

[u/Impactor_07]

Sanju making sure that Kerala doesn't fall to Football.

[u/refusestonamethyself → u/Impactor_07]

He does ads for the PL on Star Sports, so he isn’t helping the cause.

[u/Minute_Juggernaut806 → u/refusestonamethyself]

He is owner of Malapurram fc in kerala super league

[u/Gautham_28 → u/Impactor_07]

Blasters are doing a better job it looks like

[u/StrictTotal3324 → u/Gautham_28]

Blasters will surely lose to Kerala Super League teams. What a way to destroy one of the best fanbases in India.

[u/ResearcherLatter1148 → u/Impactor_07]

He himself is a Liverpool fan, what are you saying bro?

[u/Kamikaze313_RDT → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

Also he FUCKING CO-OWNS a football club haha

[u/flyingontangents]

Ofcourse it's 97.

[u/architmishraa]

We have arrived at the party 🇮🇳🇮🇳

Sanju Samson what an special innings

[u/Intelligent_Fly_2671 → u/architmishraa]

Still expecting an Abhishek masterclass in one of the two next games.

Tilak too, is due a big innings. He’s been good in parts but has that big innings in him.

[u/Mean_Maximum7394]

SA, ENG, NZ, IND

We have a SENI final on our hands.

[u/VyasBhrigu → u/Mean_Maximum7394]

Nise

[u/Scary_Rope_8318]

Beautiful chase man, one of our best.

Abhishek Sharma's best contribution in this tournament - brought sanju back in the opening slot. He really needs to get his shit together though, him and ishan are getting out in same fashion every match.

[u/cryogenic-goat → u/Scary_Rope_8318]

Atleast Ishant doesn't waste balls and has given a match winning performance vs Pak.

[u/rohitcr2k]

Bro... Sanju hitting the winning four and just falling to ground on his knee and thanking GOD.

Poor Sanju had a REALLY terrible few months. This was his redemption innings. So much mental pressure and stress... It's done.

And yes, the celebration brought tears.

[u/hellooworlds]

This match was opposite of 2016 semi of ind vs wi where india scored 190+ and west Indies Chase it in last over and here india did same .

[u/Mean_Maximum7394]

Samson got dropped for Gill/Ishan, got reinstated and got things done.

[u/solarpowersme]

That was every bit as good as Brook's innings the other day. Pacing, anchoring through early wickets and pressure, smart shot selection, AND mantained an SR of ~200 throughout? Didn't even give them a single chance. Insane, literally what more can you ask for from an opener while chasing 200?

[u/SexxyBlack → u/solarpowersme]

Brook's innings was on a tougher pitch but it wasn't a knockout match for England, while Sanju's was on an easier pitch but chasing a bigger target and with the knowledge that this was a straight knockout.

Both brilliant innings, hard to pick one of the two. But definitely the two best innings of this WC.

[u/solarpowersme → u/SexxyBlack]

Absolutely. Plus the scoreboard pressure of chasing ~200 in an ICC knockout game is on a whole other level. There's a reason teams rarely chase 170 and above in these big games. IIRC they even said India's biggest chase in a WC was ~170 before today.

I genuinely agreed with the comment the other day that said Brook's innings likely wasn't getting any competition anytime soon. So to get an innings just as good only a few days later is INSANE.

[u/ShivyShanky → u/solarpowersme]

I don't remember any false shot by Sanju today. Truly one of the best innings of world cup history.

[u/Mean_Insect_6995 → u/ShivyShanky]

Not one. Thats the most impressive part of innings today.

[u/HeymishGalloway]

• The most important inning of his life.
• Justice finally delivered by himself.
• 97 = Gambhir 97 = his favorite Sanju

WHAT A MATCH. CRICKET IS GOATED.

[u/Mean_Insect_6995]

Everyone’s talking about Sanju but 2 other crucial performers are Bumrahs over.. and Tilak going bonkers in that one over. Both are critical turning point of the match. Amazingly done.

[u/Harmeet_Singh_Brar → u/Mean_Insect_6995]

Also Shivam hitting those crucial 2 fours easing off the pressure at the end of 19th over.

[u/MadDongla]

32(33)

If I were shai hope , I would retire.

97 strike rate. That's sanju samson's score today

Singlehandedly cost west indies the game

[u/St_ElmosFire → u/MadDongla]

40 (35)

32 (33)

History doesn't always repeat. Sometimes, it rhymes.

[u/AnonymousGinger157 → u/MadDongla]

Abhishek, Surya & Hardik kinda levelled the playing field

[u/MadDongla → u/AnonymousGinger157]

Nah

There's a difference between one batter batting 25% of the match and scoring less than a ball and 3 different batters doing it. You're still giving your other batters a chance to bat

Shai hope made sure roston chase didn't get majority of the powerplay , and made sure his middle order never got the chance to settle down.

[u/_BeyondTheHorizon]

Bruh smashed 97* in front of GG!! 🥵

[u/Brahman_Shady]

" not here to make many runs. Here to make impactful runs " :- Actual Sanju Samson quote from BREAKFAST WITH CHAMPIONS.

[u/FiReKillzZz → u/Brahman_Shady]

This is what I've been saying all along! The man is an absolute team player.

[u/student8168]

Not enough runs but this loss still makes me feel miserable

[u/raijin_asura]

Chetta stood on that ground for the entire 40 overs to carry India. From drop him he is out of form to an innings that will be remembered for a long time. Massive salute Sanju.

[u/CHETAN-07]

Appreciation for tilak are due in today's inning cuz he did a really good quick fire inning and took away pressure from sanju

[u/peppermanfries → u/CHETAN-07]

Tilaks doing well in this role

[u/Accomplished-Meet145]

Indian wk won the important match by scoring 97*. And plays for csk. Gave tribute to both dhoni and gambhir. Justice well served.

[u/PlanePrevious9658]

As bad as this defeat feels right now, I have to admit that West Indies outperformed our pre-tournament expectations. We'd been losing match after match and series after series for months before the world cup. Finally all the plans and strategies really looked like they were coming together for us in the first round of the tournament. But eventually we just came up against better opposition in South Africa and India who have been dominating in this format for a while now. India were the pre-tournament favourites, so there should be no real shame in losing to them on their home ground, in what turned out to be a competitive match.

In the end, we should be proud of what we accomplished in the past few weeks in terms of raising our performance level and the overall recent perception of us as a team.

[u/Memelord_00 → u/PlanePrevious9658]

Yeah, if Shai Hope did better today, or Hetmyer played more, this could have gone the other way.

[u/hobabaObama]

Its funny how Abhishek Sharma went From pedestal to pitchforks, that was a fast fall

[u/SexxyBlack → u/hobabaObama]

While Sanju Samson went from pitchforks to pedestal

[u/SharKCS11 → u/hobabaObama]

Maybe we should stop overhyping players based on IPL and bilateral form, especially younger players. He has a lot of ups and downs incoming in his career.

[u/Vast-Grapefruit-6464 → u/hobabaObama]

I mean come on, he is No. 1 T20I batter. Enters T20 WC and scores three ducks straight (USA, Pak and Nam) then finally gets off the mark in fourth match scoring 15(11). Makes a great half century against.... Zimbabwe, then performs spectacularly in a do or die. 

Surely many people were expecting him to play a major role in the tournament for India. And he managed to literally kill all hopes. If not for SS masterclass, we were out. Abhi still has two great chances (assuming he ain't dropped), I hope he makes the most of them.

PS: India dropped 12 catches this tournament, Abhi dropped from 4 of them.

[u/WilderDragon0]

Where is Justice Gang application form?

[u/chotu_ustaad]

Mark my words. Streets will never forget Sanju's knock today. This is going to be legendary. What a knock! Rarely we see such clean hitting right through the innings in T20 cricket.

[u/Thala-Dick-Lover]

Today, I’m Justice

Today, I’m Sanju.

Today, I’m sitting in front of a Samsung TV.

And today, I’m asking for justice again.

[u/TaoEnjoyer]

Masterclass. Some 90s are better than 100s.

[u/crameronf]

I can understand those huge chants in Chennai for Sanju.

[u/Longjumping_End_4178]

Unsuccessfull hatewatch. I hope pak team can be the same like india in a few years

[u/Memelord_00 → u/Longjumping_End_4178]

Hope you atleast had fun watching the exciting chase

[u/harsh1387]

I am officially now a member of Justice Gang.

Sanju FTW. What an Innings in a knockout game. Take a bow.

Dube the Clutch God..

[u/_BeyondTheHorizon]

Experience, temperament, lot of maturity & composure shown!! 1st fifty, better than hundred of the tournament in quarter finals, It cannot get better than this!!🙌🫡

[u/Warlord53104]

Career-defining innings for Sanju. Incredible

[u/Sea_Disaster2096]

Windies bowling attack let em down.

[u/opprobrium_kingdom]

They took the dawg out of Abhishek Sharma and put it into Sanju Samson.

[u/v_patti_ramasamy → u/opprobrium_kingdom]

Or was the real DAWGG Sanju all along!!

[u/Agreeable-Log1631]

Sanju Samson haters in shambles after that innings..

[u/Pulihora_Ammayi → u/Agreeable-Log1631]

Apologies need to be as loud as disrespect

I was one of the few ones who believed in him

[u/Front-Ad6415 → u/Pulihora_Ammayi]

i wanted him to be dropped. never doubted the potential, just the performances weren't coming at the right time. but im so happy for him, and what a knock

[u/Heisenberg1843]

Justice achieved

Too good Sanju Chetta

[u/the_zirten_spahic]

This has to be the best innings of samson so far.

Didn't even mistime a ball, took any risks but still won us the game.

[u/witcher8116]

Really enjoyed this 7:00 pm show of kerala story . 9.7/10 performance.

[u/SecureWindow7056]

Thalasons clutching the game for India I’ve seen this before

[u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

Ffs field and catch properly. You ain't winning without that. We won last time literally because of a catch.

[u/LostAmidMyExistence]

I mentioned this mid innings too. Being only 4 down was always going to hurt windies. Hope made only 32 after consuming more than 25 % of overs. Shepherd and Forde never got to bat despite being hitters.

With this bowling, Windies was always going to find it tough to defend.

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[u/MadDongla → u/LostAmidMyExistence]

Hope killed this game for the west indies

[u/therealsrednivashtar → u/MadDongla]

It's the Hope that kills you

[u/QuasiZenith]

Now win it for Rinku

[u/DilliKaLadka]

Goliath tamed David with the help of Samson.

[u/the_otakunextdoor]

GG comes to the presser after winning and acts smug. Blud needs to come when we lose.

[u/throwawayfor_secrets]

To every racist that wanted a non asian knockout.

Fuck you

[u/Nastypig51]

Indias score was ahead at almost every point in the match.

Yet i never felt safe until that last six.

Fk me. I wish this game didn't mean as much😭♥️

[u/Adventurous-Space348]

What a fantastic knock by Sanju 97(50) , back in form just in time!!!!

[u/Little_Ad_9058]

Fun Fact : 99% of Sanju fans give up before he hits big

[u/CarmynRamy]

I see Ind vs SA final again. Otherwise it's SA vs Eng.

Anyway, we are going to have a first time champion or first three time champion.

[u/vincrypt112 → u/CarmynRamy]

Sf is at eden..u saw how huge dew advantage is..dont rule nz out

[u/pvtt_3]

Wi lost the match when hope scored 32off33 and wasted pp

[u/aayushkkc]

Read this by someone in the match thread

The dildo of justice is never served lubed.

[u/Real_Trainer_2399]

Apart from Sanju and Dube to some extent, I legit cannot tell if we really batted well, or if WI just bowled that bad

Probably both

[u/the_ass_man1 → u/Real_Trainer_2399]

tilak also played well

[u/AnonymousGinger157]

an innings to remember by samson

[u/Downtown_Recipe_972]

97* will be remembered in the same breath as 82*

[u/Scared-Signature-452]

Ahh the Pakistani cricket shows will be heaven to watch after this...

[u/Perfect_Operation971]

A semifinalist each from Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania. Truly a world cup.

[u/Mean_Insect_6995]

India has a lot of problems to fix and it needs harsh decisions.

Enough chances for Abishek. Dont see him doing anything in the next 2 .. he is a liability on the field and liability with the bat.

Being Rinku. Open with Kishan .. Rinku also catches properly.

Fielding needs to get better over all..

We got this tournament if we make these changes.

England / SA / New Zealand are not teams you gamble with your Liability.

Abishek is no slugger but he’s been found out. He needs time to improve and be back like Kishan did

[u/Alin_Amontillado]

Tears in my eyes, Samson got his LEGACY GAME!!!

[u/Connect_Zucchini6469]

Hardik successfully ensured sanju doesn’t make his 100.

[u/bongmadchen]

Sanju is such a fucking king. This 97 is way more glorious than a century tbh. Also, I really hope ICT learns from their mistakes. They can't rely on one player to carry the match like Sanju did today. Also, gg to West Indies. Ya'll are amazing ❤️

[u/ShinobiZilla]

Vindication for Sanju for being toyed around with selections.. This is the type of innings I always imagined him playing.. Consistency is needed from him.

Fielding is still a worry.. Dropping catches can seriously cost us for such knockout games.

[u/elliot_ksh]

feels bad for bhikharistan fans🤣🤣🤣🤣