West Indies defeated India by seven wickets on Thursday night at Wankhede, Mumbai to reach the final of the World T20 2016. Batting first, India posted a huge total of 192/2 on the board. Virat Kohli, top scored with 89 off just 47 balls. Rohit Sharma ( 43 off 31 balls ) & Ajinkya Rahane ( 40 off 35 balls ) were brilliant with the bat as well.
Chasing down 193, West Indies were in a state of bother early on in the innings as they lost their first two wickets for just 19 runs. But Charles’ brilliant knock of 52 off 36 balls & Lendl Simmons’ blistering innings of 82 off 51 balls kept the West Indies in the hunt. And Andre Russell did his part with the bat as he scored 43 off just 20 to finish the game for the Windies. West Indies will now face England on the 3rd of April at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the final of World T20 2016.
Here how Twitter reacted as the West Indies stunned an entire nation.
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#IndvsWI Brilliantly played #TeamIndia .. "Live to fight another day"! Well done WI! Great Cricket from both sides. 👏👏
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) March 31, 2016
#IndvsWI..you win some – you lose some but a great game of cricket .. Well played WI and hard luck #TeamIndia .. Sad but still proud 👏👏
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) March 31, 2016
I really enjoy what the @westindies bring to T20… So much fun but a huge amount of skill… pic.twitter.com/0efAINu8xv
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 31, 2016
He was at home in the West Indies 48 hours ago, but @54simmo has come to Mumbai and got #WI to the #WT20 final! pic.twitter.com/91iXVjc8Af
— ICC (@ICC) March 31, 2016
Well played West Indies. You outplayed us today. Congratulations.
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) March 31, 2016
West Indies going through lot of issues with Cricket board financial issues if they go on to win this world Cup its good for Cricket..
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 31, 2016
Well played @westindies pure class what a final against the old enemy boommmmm @OdgibsonOttis didn't want to see us and he knows it lol
— Tino95 (@tinobest) March 31, 2016
And this is so good for West Indies cricket. Take the trophy champs, and spread some real happiness in Calypso land after many many years.
— Roflindian (@Roflindian) March 31, 2016
In a loss of words now.. Well played #WestIndies 👏 Hard luck team India 🇮🇳 #heartbroken #IndvsWi #WCT20
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 31, 2016
11 super players with probably just 11 supporters in the stadium! Tough effort!
Well played West Indies! #IndvsWI #WT20— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) March 31, 2016
Sad moment for Indian cricket.😥😥😥😥😥😥.Congratulations West Indies.🙏
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) March 31, 2016
Well done West Indies ! Brilliant run chase by @54simmo , Charles & @Russell12A . Congrats !
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) March 31, 2016
What a game!! I've never seen anything like it. @westindies will need next 2 days to get over celebrations tonight #WT20
— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) March 31, 2016
BOOM! Massive 6!
What a way to reach a World Cup Final.
Congrats, West Indies.
Commiserations, India. #T20WorldCup— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 31, 2016
West Indies, deserving finalists. They love this form of the game. Wish them well in the final.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 31, 2016
#WIvIND WEST INDIES WIN BY SEVEN WICKETS!! Russell smashes Kohli into the crowd.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) March 31, 2016
"Yeh lo apne IPL contracts West Indies walon…" #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/05BpChxKvH
— The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) March 31, 2016
Ok now men in blue just had a bad day in the office. India is still the most dangerous side. Kohli has truly set a benchmark in this #WT20.
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) March 31, 2016
Well played #WI u were the better team tonight! Sad #India lost! Chalo at least some "Indians" won,best of luck for the finals West Indians!
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) March 31, 2016
Well done Team India, our boys played with their heart & soul in this tournament ! @BCCI
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 31, 2016
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Well done WI. India, not good on the field today. #IndvsWI #AKLive #WT20
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) March 31, 2016
Well played India. No shame in losing like this. That's the beauty of the format. Congrats Windies. 🙏🏽
— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) March 31, 2016
Well played india… Great effort…. Its always about playing a great game. You win some you loose some #WT20 #IndvsWI
— salim merchant (@salim_merchant) March 31, 2016
I have no doubt because of the dew factor …that MS Dhoni gave Kohli the last over because Ashwin couldn't hold the ball .. #justsaying
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) March 31, 2016
Ok now men in blue just had a bad day in the office. India is still the most dangerous side. Kohli has truly set a benchmark in this #WT20.
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) March 31, 2016
Wasn't to be Kohli's Tendulkar-Hero-Cup moment……
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 31, 2016
@imVkohli didn't deserve that finish , a great player with a spirit to match who nearly won the game on his own ! 👏🏼
— Andrew Flintoff (@flintoff11) March 31, 2016
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😔😔😔😔😔 #IndiavsWestIndies #WT20
— Gurdas Maan (@gurdasmaan) March 31, 2016
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Tough luck boys. It was a good match and well fought! Best wishes to West Indies and England for the finals. #IndvsWI #WT20
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 31, 2016
