ICC T20 World Cup 2016: 5 reasons why India lost to West Indies in the semi-final

The middle overs made the difference

West Indies took the game away during the crucial middle overs

Simmons and Sammy said after the match that they felt India were about 10 runs short in their total of 192. 192 must have looked a great total to have on the board but it was always going to be difficult to defend against the Windies on a Wankhede track.

The Wankhede has been a batting paradise and has seen even a total of 229 being chased down by England earlier in this tournament. With a flat track, short boundaries and the possibility of dew later, a 200-plus total was required to put pressure on the Windies batsmen.

The difference proved to be the overs 7 to 15 during which West Indies managed to score 20-odd runs more than India. While Simmons and Russell kept teeing off, the Indian batsmen had slackened off during the middle overs.

It was the period when Kohli was settling in and Rahane kept nudging the balls away for singles or twos. Dhoni and Kohli ran magnificently well and accelerated during the last five overs but the middle overs hurt India in the end.

When it came to power-hitting, the West Indies took the game away during the crucial middle overs. Kohli played out of his skin once again but the other Indian batsmen could have done much more. India have been too reliant on one man in the entire batting department throughout the tournament.