India vs West Indies Preview & Prediction | 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | Super 8 Group 1
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Winner takes all between India and West Indies in this final game of the Super 8s with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
Date & time:
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Weather: Dry and sunny with light winds, before some partial cloud as night falls and temperatures drop to around 24c.
How to watch: UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / USA – Willow TV
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India vs West Indies prediction
India responded very well to being beaten by South Africa, as they needed to with their tournament hopes in jeopardy, destroying Zimbabwe as Suryakumar Yadav’s side accumulated a whopping 256/4 before restricting the Chevrons to just 184/6 in response, thus winning by 72 runs. That sets up this winner-take-all clash with West Indies, who had also demolished Zimbabwe just a few days before India, their win coming by 107 runs.
In a match of such importance, India usually brings out their best and with a raucous home crowd behind them, expect Yadav’s men to put in a big performance. West Indies’ batting depth is notoriously deep though, as they showed against South Africa recently, turning 83/7 into 176/8, albeit in defeat. The Windies’ bowling was poor and lacked cutting edge, which is what may well end up being what separates the two teams in this one.
Expect a match with plenty of runs, 370 or more to be precise regardless of who wins the toss. But ultimately, backing India to come out on top and progress through to the semi-finals looks like the way to go.
India vs West Indies tip: India to win and over 369.5 total match runs
