In a full-house Eden Gardens, India’s win comes as a statement as they chased down 196 runs and won by 5 wickets in a do-or-die contest with Sanju Samson scoring an unbeaten 97. The win means India, as Super 8 Group 1 runners-up, will take on England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. 

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The 72-run win against Zimbabwe means India just need a win on Sunday against the West Indies in their final Super 8 Group 1 match and take another step towards defending their T20 World Cup title.

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The second Test between India and the West Indies will start at 9:30 AM IST on Friday, with the toss taking place at 9:00 AM.

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Ahead of the second Test against the West Indies, captain Shubman Gill admired both Rohit and Virat for their experience and match-winning ability despite rumours that they are on the verge of retirement.

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Previously known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, the venue has been India’s comfort zone, having not lost a Test match since November 1987. This means none of the Indian players currently in the squad were born when the hosts last lost a match at the venue.

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Just 12 months ago, India completed their home Test series campaign on a losing spree as they were edged out by New Zealand 3-0. The humiliating series loss on home turf saw India pay a huge price as they would go on to miss the WTC final.

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Rishabh Pant’s absence reportedly means India will have Dhruv Jurel as the first-choice keeper for the West Indies series, which starts on October 2 in Ahmedabad.

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