Highest Successful Run Chase at Eden Gardens: The Super-8 match between India and West Indies is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This is a do or die match for both the teams, because the winning team today will go to the semi-finals and the losing team will have to return home. India won the toss and chose to bowl first, on the other hand, West Indies scored 45 runs without losing any wicket till the powerplay. Know here what score the Indian team will have to limit West Indies and what is the biggest run chase in T20.
If it becomes 160, it will be difficult
Talking about Eden Gardens of Kolkata, even 160 runs have never been chased here in International T20 cricket. The most successful run chase in T20 here is 158 runs, which was achieved by the Indian team against West Indies in 2022. It is not that West Indies cannot make such a big score, because West Indies has also achieved the target of 156 runs here.
Biggest run chase in Eden Gardens
- 158 runs – India (vs West Indies) – 2022
- 156 runs – West Indies (vs England) – 2016
- 154 runs – Sri Lanka (vs Afghanistan) – 2016
Semi-final equation
Till now, South Africa, England and New Zealand, these three teams have secured their place in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. The fourth semi-finalist team will be decided today after the result of India vs West Indies match. Although the net run-rate of West Indies is much better than India, but the net run-rate has no importance in this match. Both India and West Indies currently have 2-2 points. In such a situation, the team winning today will get 4 points and will qualify for the semi-finals.
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