West Indies beat India by 24 runs in 4th T20I in Hyderabad; Shai Hope leads series

West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 15, 2026, the match producing a combined total of 470 runs.

Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field as the visitors posted a large total after a series of rapid partnerships. West Indies began with a 52-run opening stand in 4.2 overs, with Jewel Andrew contributing 21 off 16. Shai Hope then combined with Shimron Hetmyer for a 58-run second-wicket stand, Hetmyer scoring 33 off 12 as a left-hander. Hope followed with a 46-run partnership with Rovman Powell, who made 24 off 17, before adding 91 with Sherfane Rutherford in 7.1 overs; Hope finished 102* off 50 balls, his fourth century on this tour.

India started their chase briskly, reaching 50 in five overs as Sanju Samson raced to a 20-ball fifty and finished 56 off 23. No Indian batter produced a match-defining innings after Samson's dismissal; Tilak Varma (43 off 25) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (41 off 20) combined for a 70-run stand in 5.2 overs but India fell short by 24 runs.

After four T20Is, the leading run-scorers are Shai Hope 261, Sherfane Rutherford 221 in four innings, Shreyas Iyer 159, Sanju Samson 152 and Abhishek Sharma 139.

On the bowling charts Roston Chase remains top with six wickets despite an expensive spell in Hyderabad. Keemo Paul took a fifer in the match and climbed to second with six wickets; Arshdeep Singh has five wickets and is listed third, with Naman Dhir and Shamar Springer also on five wickets each.

The win left the series level at 2-2, with Shai Hope's unbeaten 102 moving him to the top of the series run charts on 261 runs.