00:00Sent into bat, the Windies made a calculated adjustment sending Ruston Chase to partner Shea Hope over Brandon King.
00:07But the tension was palpable as the two Bajans looked like strangers at moments.
00:13And they had some good fortune as well.
00:27The power play was India's after restricting the visitors to 45 runs,
00:31but the Windies' plan was to avoid losing early wickets.
00:35Chase surprisingly was the more enterprising of the two as Hope fell on 32 of 33 deliveries.
00:41Shimran Hetmaier has been the revelation batting a three and showed it early.
00:45With her platform set, he and Chase went about pushing for more runs.
00:51So India called on their ace, Jasper Bumrah, to put a spoke in the Windies' wheel.
00:56And he struck twice in the over, getting Hetmaier and Chase.
01:02Shafin Rutherford didn't last long either as the platform wasn't exploited.
01:06But former skippers Robman Powell and Jason Holder came out aiming for the stands.
01:13The two putting up a valuable partnership of 76 with Holder finishing on 37 and Powell 34.
01:19They had a target of well over 200, but settled on a competitive total of 195.
01:26Wicket taking was the only way West Nis could realistically defend this total against a talented India batting line-up.
01:33Dropped against South Africa, Aki Hussain returned and delivered the first wicket.
01:42But India remained positive as they looked to make use of the power play.
01:47Holder struck a second for the Caribbean men, removing Ishan Kishan at 41 foot 2.
01:51That meant the visitors won the power play despite India being 8 runs ahead at the same stage.
01:57But India are loaded with match winners and Sanju Samson was taking his claim with a half century.
02:03The Windies' Pacers prized out a couple wickets getting Suya Kumar Yadav and Tilak Farmer to remain in the contest.
02:09Holder though dropped a crucial catch off Harik Pandeya, but he got a semblance of revenge 18 runs later.
02:16India though had a match winner on the other end in Samson.
02:23Fittingly, he struck the winning run to finish on 97 as India advanced to the semi-finals.
02:28Terence Block, TV6 Sport.
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