except for the great escape act pulled out by the skipper dhoni against bangladesh india overcame the challenges posed by pakistan and australia quite comfortably thanks to kohlis specials verdict they were in a spot of bother after finding themselves precariously placed at 233 in 44 overs but kohli rose to the occasion and his unbeaten 55 off 37 balls took india home to reach the semifinal after winning three doordie matches was definitely a high point for the hosts low points despite their batsmen putting a great show in the semifinal scoring 1922 somehow it turned out to be insufficient as west indies achieved the target with seven wickets in hand and two balls to spare they werent economical either as ashwin gave away runs at 766 per over while jadeja conceded at 715 the whole team except kohli and nehra was belowpar and until and unless few more step up in big tournaments like this the chances of winning a title will remain a distant dream four days later india were on the verge of exit as they were left to defend one run off the last three balls against bangladesh they went till last four just by riding on one players heroics and quite expectedly with no one stepping up other than kohli they were left behind before their desired destination set a target of 161 by australia kohli led the india chase again with a brilliant unbeaten 82 off 51 balls as they beat the aussies by six wickets to set up a semifinal showdown against west indies but windies had a different plan as lendl simmons 82 off 51 and andre russell 43 off 20 took west indies home with two balls to spare thus ending the hosts gallant comeback a 32 record at home was not good enough for the team that was regarded as the favourites to go all the way india lost the plot after reducing windies to 192 in three overs thanks to twin reprieves simmons went on to hit a matchwinning unbeaten 82 after the opening shocker all the remaining three games became knockouts for the indian team with their next assignment being the highvoltage encounter with archrivals pakistan at the eden gardens record in the world t20super 10 group 2 played 4 won 3 lost 1 points 6semifinals lost to west indies by seven wicketshigh major disappointment bowlers had a mediocre tournament for india specially the spinners but the veteran ashish nehra was an exception but the highfliers were brought down as soon as the tournament began with new zealand defeating them comprehensively by 47 runs the win set the stage for a virtual quarterfinal against australia with both the teams needing the win to join new zealand in the lastfour stage from the group and the two noballs bowled by ashwin and hardik pandya in the semifinal cost them the match and a spot in the final most valuable player without any doubt virat kohli was the mvp