Abhishek Sharma Dropped Catch: The teams of India and West Indies are face to face in the 52nd match of T20 World Cup 2026. In this important match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first, but in the initial overs of the power play, this decision did not seem to be right for the team. Poor fielding and dropped catches increased India’s problems and West Indies got off to a strong start.

India’s poor fielding in powerplay

Team India’s fielding was quite disappointing in the first six overs of the match. Young all-rounder Abhishek Sharma missed two easy catches, of which the West Indies batsmen took full advantage. Due to these mistakes, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav also looked disappointed on the field.

Important catches missed in 5th and 19th overs

The first incident was seen in the fifth over of West Indies’ innings. Roston Chase tried to play a big shot on Jasprit Bumrah’s slow ball and the ball went high in the air. Abhishek Sharma, standing at extra cover, reached under the catch, but missed an easy opportunity. At that time Chase was playing after scoring 15 runs in 8 balls. After this, Abhishek made another mistake in the 19th over. Rovman Powell played a shot on the ball of Arshdeep Singh, which Abhishek could not catch at deep mid-wicket. India had to suffer a big loss due to two consecutive missed catches.

Chase and Hope made a strong start

After getting a lease of life, Roston Chase and Shai Hope made a brilliant partnership for the first wicket. Both the batsmen together added 68 runs and maintained pressure on the Indian bowlers. Hope played an innings of 32 runs in 33 balls, which included three fours. Mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty gave India its first success by dismissing him. Whereas Chase remained at the crease even after 10 overs and kept the team’s innings in check.

Playing XI of both the teams

India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

West Indies: Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Ford, Akil Hussain, Gudakesh Moti, Shamar Joseph.