Iyer opts to bowl in fourth T20I as India host West Indies in Hyderabad
India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in the fourth T20 International of the five-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
India lead the series 2-1 ahead of the fourth game; the contest is the penultimate match of the scheduled five T20Is.
India named an unchanged playing XI for Hyderabad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Sanju Samson (w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav.
A photograph accompanying team news showed Sanju Samson warming up before the start of the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal.
West Indies made two changes to their side for the Hyderabad fixture, bringing in Jewel Andrew and Romario Shepherd.
Jewel Andrew replaced Kamil Pooran and Romario Shepherd returned to the XI in place of Quentin Sampson.
The West Indies announced their playing XI as: Shai Hope (w/c), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph.
Published - October 14, 2026 07:11 pm IST - Hyderabad.
This match is the fourth in a five-match series, leaving one more T20I to be played after the Hyderabad game.
