India, March 2 -- Sanju Samson hit a career-defining 97 not out to propel India to a five-wicket win against West Indies in the last Super Eights clash here on Sunday that paved their way to the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Not picked for two weeks in the tournament before being recalled against Zimbabwe, Samson missed out on what would have been a sensational hundred. But considering what was at stake here, he would cherish this innings any day.

It came against a resilient side who were dropping nothing, till Jason Holder fumbled Hardik Pandya's catch at extra cover. Standing on a pressure point with India needing 35 runs from 24 balls, West Indies broke and India ran away with the match. Pandya got out but Shivam Dube came in and release...