West Indies beat India by 24 runs in Hyderabad

West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 from 50 balls as the visitors posted 247 for three before Keemo Paul took five wickets to bowl India out for 223 in 19.3 overs. The result levelled the five-match series at 2-2 with one match remaining.

Sanju Samson scored 56 from 23 balls and joined Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli as the sixth Indian to reach 100 sixes in T20Is. Tilak Varma made 43 from 25 balls before his dismissal shifted momentum. India openers Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan were both dismissed by Paul in the fifth over.

Shreyas Iyer said poor execution with the ball cost India the match. The fifth and final T20I will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.