What is India's record against West Indies in T20 World Cups?
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India are set to face West Indies in their last Super 8 game of T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, March 1.
India will face West Indies in a Super 8 clash of T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, March 1. This match could be the most important fixture of Group 1, as it will decide which team advances to the semifinals. Both teams have won one match so far in Group 1 and lost their respective matches to South Africa by big margins.
This clash between India and West Indies has now become a virtual quarterfinal, which will determine the last semifinalist of the T20 World Cup 2026. Both teams won all their matches in the group stage before suffering one defeat each in the Super 8 stage.
The last time India faced West Indies in a T20 World Cup was in 2016, when they met in a semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The star-studded West Indies side won the game by successfully chasing a massive total of 192. Virat Kohli starred for India, scoring an unbeaten 89 runs and taking one wicket, but it was not enough to stop the powerful West Indies team.
They went on to reach the final and defeated England to lift the title. On that note, let’s take a look at India’s overall record against West Indies in T20 World Cups.
India vs West Indies head-to-head in T20 World Cup
- Matches Played: 04
- India won: 01
- West Indies won: 03
- No results: 0
India have faced West Indies four times in the T20 World Cup and have emerged victorious only once.Their first encounter was in 2009, when Dwayne Bravo won the match for the West Indies with his all-round performance, taking four wickets and scoring 66 runs off 36 balls.
They met again in 2010, where West Indies once again came out on top, with Chris Gayle starring with a blistering 98-run knock. They faced each other four years later in 2014, and it is the only match in the rivalry that India won. India chased down a target of 129 in 19.4 overs, with both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scoring fifties.
Their next meeting came in the 2016 T20 World Cup semifinal. Batting first, India posted 192 runs, with Kohli scoring an unbeaten 89. West Indies lost an early wicket but then built a strong partnership, while India made some costly mistakes in the form of no-balls. Johnson Charles scored a fifty, Lendl Simmons starred with an unbeaten 82, and Andre Russell provided the finishing touch with his unbeaten 43.
West Indies ended India’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup on home soil that year, and now they have another opportunity to repeat history.
When and where will the IND vs WI Super 8 clash take place?
The IND vs WI Super 8 clash will take place on Sunday, March 1, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
When did the Indian team register their only win against WI in the T20 World Cup?
India registered their only win against West Indies in the T20 World Cup in 2014.
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