Shai Hope’s 102 provides West Indies a 24-run series-levelling win over India in fourth cricket T20 as one other report falls.
Revealed On 14 Oct 2026
Shai Hope set a West Indies report by reaching 102 not out as West Indies beat India by 24 runs Wednesday within the fourth cricket T20 to stage the five-match sequence at 2-2.
Hope hit 9 sixes and 4 fours in his third T20 century – probably the most for a West Indies batter – because the guests piled up 247-3 in 20 overs. India had gained the toss and opted to bowl.
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It was the second-highest first innings whole in T20s in opposition to India, trailing England’s 257-3 in Southampton this 12 months.
In reply, Sanju Samson hit 56 off 23 balls however India was all the way down to 130-5 and the chase by no means took off. It completed with 223 in 19.3 overs.
Keemo Paul picked 5-41 for his second five-wicket haul in T20s.
Bengaluru will host the deciding T20 on Saturday.
Put into bat, Hope gave West Indies a flying by placing on 52 off 26 balls with Jewel Andrew (21). Axar Patel trapped Andrew lbw within the fifth over however West Indies nonetheless received 79-1 within the powerplay.
Hope then added one other 58 off 24 balls with Shimron Hetmyer, reaching 50 off 28 balls with the assistance of 5 sixes. He sped to a second hundred within the sequence with one other 4 sixes.
Hope additionally turned solely the fifth batter to attain a number of tons of in a bilateral T20 sequence. Total, it was his fourth hundred in seven innings throughout ODIs and T20s on this tour.
He wasn’t completed, regardless of Prince Yadav sending again Hetmyer for 33, whereas Rovman Powell scored 24.
Sherfane Rutherford scored 49 not out off 26 balls to offer the ultimate flourish, hitting 4 fours and three sixes, as West Indies breached 200.
Hope and Rutherford added 91 off solely 43 balls, as India served a gradual over-rate penalty within the last over. Nitish Reddy gave away 19 runs within the twentieth, with Hope reaching his century with a six off the final ball.
In reply, Samson hit 4 sixes to offer India a fast begin. He and Abhishek Sharma (29) added 60 off 25 balls as India scored 80-2 within the powerplay.
Keemo Paul struck twice within the fifth over – Samson was out caught at sq. leg on the primary ball after which three balls later, Ishan Kishan was caught at deep mid wicket for six.
India additionally misplaced skipper Shreyas Iyer (16) earlier than the midway mark, and was all the way down to 97-3.
Abhishek Sharma didn’t get going, scoring 29 off 24 balls, with three fours and a six. His dismissal was the turning level – he was caught off Gudakesh Motie at lengthy off within the twelfth over.
Motie additionally had Naman Dhir stumped for a golden duck.
Tilak Varma fought onerous with 43 off 25 balls together with Nitish Reddy’s cameo (41 off 20 balls) but it surely went in useless.
Paul picked three wickets within the nineteenth over to wrap up the innings.
