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Down 1-2 and needing a win to stay alive in the series, West Indies powered by Skipper Shai Hope’s blistering unbeaten ton beat India by 24 runs the fourth T20I of the five-match series. Earlier , India Skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The West Indies were on a rampage right from the start that rattled Indian bowlers. West Indies Skipper Shai Hope continued his rich vien of form and produced yet another blistering knock of 102 not out ( 50 balls , 4 fours, 9 sixes) and reached his ton in style with two sixes off Nitish Kumar Reddy . Before that, Hope along with opener Jewel Andrew 21 ( 16 balls , 2 fours, 1 six) gave the team the explosive start racing to 52/1 in just 4. 2 overs. Having played a lot in the IPL Shimron Hetmyer continued the attack scoring a quick 33 ( 12 balls , 4 fours, 2 sixes)
Shai Hope’s golden run against India continues with yet another ton in Hyderabad 🤩
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The West Indies were not letting down the tempo. Rovman Powell too joined the party with 24 ( 17 balls ( 2 fours, 1 six) . Sherfane Rutherford gave Skipper Hope good support towards the end and finishing with yet another fine cameo 49 not out ( 26 balls , 4 fours, 3 sixes). West IUndies eventually finishing with an impressive 247/3 in their 20 overs.
Indian bowling was ripped apart yet again and backed by shoddy fielding. Skipper Shjreyas Iyer looked helpless and the India team dug-out presented a grim picture.
India Bowling Figures: Arshdeep Singh struggled with his line and length 1/52 ( 4 overs) , Mayank Yadav sprayed all over 0/52 ( 4 overs) , Prince Yadav 1/36 ( 4 overs) , Axar Patel 1/45 ( 4 overs), Naman Dhir 0/19 ( 1 over) , Nitish Kumar Reddy 0/39 ( 3 overs)
In Reply , India needed a batting special to overhaul this . Sanju Samson led India’s charge with a blazing 56 ( 23 balls, 6 fours , 4 sixes). India reached 60/1 in 41. 1 overs when Samson fell. Samson did the bulk of the scoring in thr powerplay as fellow opener Abhishek Sharma played a rather unchracteristic innings on the other end . Ishan Kishan fell early for 6 . Skipper Shreyas Iyer too did not last long fell for jst 16 . India were reeling . Abhishek Sharma eventually fell for a struggling 29 ( 24 balls , 3 fours, 1 six). Namin Dhir was out for 0 .
Tilak Varma gave some fight 43 ( 25 balls , 2 fours, 3 sixes) , Nitish Kumar Reddy threw his bat around for 41 ( 20 balls , 1 four, 4 sixes). But regular wickets hurt India’s chase at the end . Axar Patel 3, Arshdeep Singh 5 ( retired hurt), Prince Yadav 0 , Mayank Yadav not out 0 . India all-out for 223/10 ( 19. 4 overs)
West Indies Bowlers jolted India with wickets regularly to stifile the chase . Keemo Paul was outstanding with figures of 5 /45 ( 4 overs) , Roston Chase 0/43 ( 4 overs), Romario Shepherd 1/32 ( 3 overs), Shamar Springer 1/40 ( 4 overs), Gudakesh Motie 2/13 ( 2 overs)
Keemo Paul made a decisive impact with five wickets to help West Indies draw level in the T20I series against India 🔥
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Match: 4th T20I
Venue: Hyderabad | Date: October 14, 2026
