IND vs WI 4th T20I Commentary - Hyderabad (14 October 2026)

FOUR! Streaky! Short of a good length and around off, Arshdeep Singh backs away and goes after it, slicing it over short third for a boundary.

WIDE! Joseph hasn't found his rhythm at all in this series. Slower ball, trying to bowl a wide yorker but this is spilled beyond the tramline.

Slower again, but into the pitch this time and angled into the batter. Singh comes down the pitch, looking to swing across the line but is undone by the lack of pace.

Ouch! Singh looks to back away again, and Joseph bowls it quick and short, darting it into the batter. Singh ends up getting cramped for room and takes a blow to the left bicep. That's a sore one to get.

FIVE WIDES! Nearly another nasty blow, but what is Shamar Joseph even trying to do? Arshdeep Singh is constantly exposing all three stumps, and yet Joseph isn't targeting the stumps, only hampering his own figures further. Banged in quick and short and this one angles well down the leg side, past a charging Arshdeep and rolls away to the fine leg fence. Singh is in agonizing pain once again.

WIDE! Banged in halfway down the pitch and wide outside off. This is left alone for a wide, which is called for height.

SIX! High and long, and Nitish Kumar Reddy is keeping the fight alive for India. 36 needed off 11 balls now. Full and outside off, but in the slot. Reddy hangs back before whacking it straight back down the ground for a huge six.

OUT! CAUGHT! Keemo Paul answers right back, and that should be that. Full and straight, getting the ball to reverse back in a bit, cramping the batter for room. Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to clear the front leg and go big over long on, but fails to get the desired connection. The ball lofts down to long on, where Rovman Powell comes in a bit and takes a simple catch. 

OUT! BOWLED! Thank you very much, says Keemo Paul to Prince Yadav, and he now has a four-fer. Slower ball, pitched up on middle, and angling it in. Yadav stays back and swings across the line, but is early in his shot. He misses out on the connection and the ball crashes into the leg stump, sending it cartwheeling out of the ground. Paul is also on a hat-trick as Prince walks back for a golden duck.

No hat-trick! Paul comes around the wicket to the left-hander and angles it in on a good length, attacking the stumps. Arshdeep Singh exposes all three stumps but manages to hit it away through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Take a bow, Keemo Paul! He's picked up a five-wicket haul, and West Indies are just one wicket away from victory now. Paul lands this one right at the toes of the batter, allowing no room to free the arms. Axar Patel leans on and uses the wrists to flick and sends the ball sailing down to the left of deep mid-wicket. Sherfane Rutherford runs around and pouches it safely.

A dot to end a stellar spell, and Keemo Paul finishes with figures of 4-0-41-5! Full of a good length, wide outside off. Mayank Yadav swings and misses.

Short of a length and outside off, swung away aerially down to wide long on for a single.

Full and wide, angling it across the left-hander. Axar Patel reaches out to angle it away, but ends up squeezing it off the toe end, and the ball goes nowhere.

Springer keeps the line outside off, and brings out the slower bumper now. Patel looks to upper-cut but fails to reach it. Two golden dot balls in a row for West Indies.

Pace on this time, speared in at the toes. Axar clips it away through mid-wicket and the batters race back for two runs.

Excellent bowling from Springer. Pace off, into the pitch and slanted well across off. Patel ends up stabbing it across to mid-wicket as he tries to pull and only picks up a single.

That's a top delivery to end the over, and only 5 runs come off the 18th over of the chase. Yorker-length, nailed at the toes. Nitish Kumar Reddy just about manages to smother it away to the on side for a single.

SIX! The Windies pacers are missing their lengths, and the Indian batters are piling on the sixes. A low full toss, angled across off. Tilak Varma hangs well deep in the crease and powers it down the ground for a biggie.

Dug in well short and over leg, slower too. Varma reads it well and moves inside the line, but misses to connect.

Shorter in length, pushed wider of the off stump. Varma crashes it through the off side, picking up a single towards sweeper cover.

WIDE! The slower bouncer from Shepherd, dug in well short and outside off. Left alone on height by NKR.

Nicely bowled. Romario now jams in a wide yorker and gets it spot-on, bowling it with a very slingy arm. Reddy digs it out into the off side and picks up a single.

Good work in the deep, but the 200 comes up for India now. A full toss on the stumps, Tilak Varma leans far back and swings it away, flat and wide of mid-wicket. Sherfane Rutherford runs around to his right from deep mid-wicket and cuts it off, keeping it down to two runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Stunned silence once again inside the stadium. 48 more needed off 18 balls. Romario Shepherd shows nerves of steel as he bowls a slower ball, and pitches it full and outside off. Tilak Varma is hanging back and looks to power it away but loses his shape and ends up slicing it high over extra cover. Rovman Powell is one of the safest catchers in this Windies side and he covers good ground from long off to take the catch. Varma's fighting knock comes to an end.

Joseph hits a hard length, bowling it over middle and darting it back in. Nitish Kumar Reddy leans back to pull but gets more off and an inside edge down to short fine leg.

FOUR! Easy pickings. Too full and down leg, NKR helps it on its way and the ball races away between the keeper and short fine leg for a boundary.

Hammered in a hard length around off, Reddy hangs back and powers the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Oh, that's a very close call. A searing yorker, just slipping down the leg side. Nitish Kumar Reddy does well to leave it alone and actually, the replays show that the ball is inside that red line.

Geez, that is a sharp bumper by Shamar Joseph. Banged in short and around off, angling it in. Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to pull but is hurried on and the ball smashes into the helmet before going towards point. The fielder at point springs across and fails to pouch it, resulting in a single. However, the fielder then fires in a wide throw at the bowler's end and concedes an overthrow. Gudakesh Motie, who is backing up from deep mid-wicket, ends up scoring a direct hit at the keeper's end, but replays show that NKR is in. Amidst all this, there is also going to be a concussion check.

SIX! Joseph errs in line again and pays the price. A low full toss on leg stump, missing the yorker, and Nitish Kumar Reddy gets under it well, flicking it high and long over deep backward square leg for a biggie. 15 off the over already.

SIX! Swung away over the ropes and the Hyderabad crowd has found its voice again. Joseph bashes a good length now, but ends up serving it more in the slot, on off and middle. Reddy hangs back and clobbers it flat over long on for another biggie. 59 needed now off 24 balls.

Almost a yorker that tails into the batter, Nitish Kumar Reddy carves it straight down the ground for a single.

Pushes it wide outside off, a yorker from Springer. Tilak covers the stumps and throws his bat with all might but only manages an underedge that rolls to the left of the keeper. One run taken.

At 128.5 kph, this is full on the stumps, Nitish cannot get under it and mistimes the heave off the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls to deep mid-wicket for a single only.

Wide! Keeps it away from the arc, but goes beyond the tramline, pitching just inside the cutstrip. Tilak lets it through. The umpires take a second look at it, and they are satisfied that it's a wide.

Short of a length and outside off, and Varma swings through it like a tennis forehand, sending it down to long off for a single.

SIX! Clean strike, but India need more of those. Plenty of those actually. Very full outside off, Nitish swings through the line and thumps it powerfully over long off for a six.

Full and straight, just outside off, Nitish smashes it hard, but to Keemo Paul at mid off for just a single.

Pitched fuller by Motie, on middle, Nitish flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone. Flatter and fuller outside the leg stump. Tilak Varma goes for the reverse sweep but gets beaten. And due to the batter's movement, Shai Hope gets blinded and cannot act quickly with the ball rifling to the fence behind. 150 up for India, and they need 98 from 40 balls.

Full on leg, Tilak lunges and clips it through vacant mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Two is the call and they will get it! Not all that short on the leg stump, Tilak hangs back and tucks it through the square leg region for a two more.

That's darted in at 96.5 kph, short on leg. Varma plays off the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

11 runs off the over, which is a good one for the tourists at this stage. A bit too full on the leg stump, angling in. Reddy drills it down to long on for a single.

Wide! Short and miles outside off, Tilak leaves.

SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! That's not an easy shot to execute but he made it look so easy. Short of a length, outside off, Varma fetches it and magnificently pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.

Wide! Wayward and far outside the tramline, on off. Varma leaves.

Angles the ball away, short in length, Tilak moves to the off side by covering his stumps and heaves it to the mid on region for a single only.

Banged short on middle, Reddy swivels and pulls it to the left of Hetmyer at deep backward square leg for a single.

Short of a length, slow at 114.9 kph, wide outside off, Tilak Varma moves across and drags it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Another deceptive slower delivery, on a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to nudge it across to the leg side but closes his bat face early. A leading edge is found and the ball rolls through cover for a single.

Wide! A bumper now that goes well over head height, outside off. Tilak leaves. 

 Swing and a miss! Slanted outside off, on a good length. It lands and stays low just a touch, which outfoxes the batter. Tilak shuffles a bit to the off side, gets low on a knee to pull it across but misses to connect with the ball skidding low.

FOUR! Greeted with a boundary! A smidge shorter by Motie, outside off, Abhishek Sharma pounces on it quickly and carves it over backward point for a boundary.

Floated up, full and on the middle stump, Abhishek tries to slog it over square leg but mistimes it off the inner half to short fine leg.

OUT! CAUGHT! Stunned silence in Hyderabad. Motie strikes and is pumped up and so are the Men in Maroon. Gudakesh bowls a full ball, outside off, Abhishek Sharma cannot quite underneath it and goes through the shot in an attempt to sail it behind long off, but there's no timing or distance and he ends up offering a straightforward catch to Shamar Springer at long off. That's 50th T20I wicket for Motie, and India are 130/4, needing 118 runs to win from 51 balls.

OUT! STUMPED! Two in two for Motie and India are under tremendous pressure now.  Drifts in and lands it fuller, in front of middle stump, and grips off the surface. Dhir lunges forward and pushes at it, but he plays inside the line. The ball spins past the outside edge and settles into the gloves of Shai Hope, who whips the bails off in a flash. Slick glovework. Hope goes up with a confident appeal for the stumping, and the on-field umpires send it upstairs. A couple of angles are checked to see whether Dhir’s back leg lifted off the ground. The side-on replays show that it did lift, but it was grounded again almost immediately. Now it all comes down to whether that happened before or after the bails came off. The front-on replay, along with a zoomed side-on angle, shows that Dhir’s back leg is still in the air when the bails come off, and that’s the end of him. A good umpiring display as well. Dhir is not happy and trudges off. India are 130/5, needing another 118 runs from 50 balls.

No hat-trick. Full and tossed up nicely, on middle, Nitish leans on and drives it to long on for a single.

Pushed through, full on the leg stump, Tilak steers it through square leg for a single. An exceptional over from Motie. Two massive wickets and just six runs from it.

Seeing Abhishek moving across off to play the paddle, Shepherd fires it on the leg stump, full in length. Abhishek gets on a knee, swings and misses. He looks at the umpire for a wide, but it is a fair delivery as the ball passed within the red guideline.

Short and slow, on top of middle, Abhishek stands tall, kind of hook-pulls it through backward square leg for a single.

That's hurried him up! At a searing pace on a length, on top of the stumps. Tilak Varma looks to pull but gets beaten comprehensively on the inside edge.

Nagging length, down the leg stump line. Tilak swings hard to pull but fails to connect. Again, it is deemed a fair delivery as the ball hasn't breached the red line near the leg stump. Tilak is a bit perplexed but gets on with it.

 FOUR! Powered away through the gap! Slightly back of a length, outside off, Tilak covers the stumps and tonks it over extra cover for a boundary. Good hit.

SIX! Flies into the stands! Romario lands it full on the leg stump. Tilak Varma keeps moving in the crease, bends low a bit to reach in front by crouching his back leg and nails the flick shot aerially. Gets enough power to clear deep square leg for a six.

Oh, Abhishek Sharma nearly gets outfoxed. Sharma is early to step out, and Chase holds it back nicely, darting it wide of the off stump. Sharma adjusts and manages to reach it, tapping it down to cover.

Fractionally shorter and outside off, hit away off the back foot and down to deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! That's stellar placement. Length ball, angled back in with the arm. Tilak Varma rocks back and punches it against the angle and well to the right of Gudakesh Motie, at deep extra cover for a boundary.

Nicely bowled. Flighted up from over the wicket, not all that full and on leg. Varma leans on to flick but is undone by the extra bounce and wears it on the body.

Flatter delivery on off, eased away off the back foot and to the right of Keemo Paul at point for a quick single.

A single to end the over, and India are 115/3 after the first 10 overs. Dragged length around leg, sliding onto the batter. Sharma stays back and stabs it down through wide mid on for a run.

Iyer shouts 'two, two, two,' and they get it with ease. Pitched up on off stump, shaping back in. Iyer moves inside the line and heaves it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! A second catch in the deep for Jewel Andrew, and India are now 3 down for 97. There's a No Ball check, but Shamar Springer has some part of his foot behind the line, so all is fine. Shamar Springer bowls it just short of a good length, taking the line wide outside off. Shreyas Iyer goes chasing after it and ends up slicing it high towards deep third. Andrew comes in from the deep and takes a safe catch. 

Buzzers! A well-judged single and Tilak Varma even picks up an overthrow here. This is served full and outside off, Varma stabs it to the right of mid off and sets off for a single. Keemo Paul gets across and fires in a direct hit at the bowler's end, and the ball deflects away, resulting in an extra run. There is a quick run-out check, but Varma is well home.

Back of a length, slanted well across off. Varma stays back and taps it down through backward point for a run. 100 up for India in 8.4 overs.

WIDE! Close call, one with which Shai Hope doesn't seem to agree. Slower bumper, banged in halfway down the pitch and angled across off. Sharma tries to reach across and pull but misses.

SIX! Not the prettiest shot, but very smart batting by Abhishek. Pitched much fuller and angled across off. Sharma goes deep in the crease, moving to the off side and powers it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Full and outside off again, hit away firmly down to long off for a single.

Banged in short at 138 kph, getting the ball to just nibble away from around off. Shreyas Iyer ducks and lets it pass.

Much fuller now and outside off, Shreyas Iyer goes back and across, looking to launch it downtown but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to backward point for just a single.

FOUR! That'll help the batter get going. Full and angled down leg, Sharma flicks it between the keeper and short fine leg, picking up a free boundary.

On the bounce! Length ball around off, trying to angle it away. Sharma stays back and slams it wide of Rovman Powell at long off for a single.

FOUR! Flat-batted over the infield! Slower one into the pitch, at 119.5 kph. This is way too short and outside off, and Iyer has enough time to pick his spot and slams it over mid off for a boundary.

Good length outside off, hit away down to long on for a single. 11 off the over, and 153 more are needed off 72 balls.

Chase drags the length back, angling it across the left-hander. Sharma tries to use his feet and swing it leg side, but ends up chopping it off the under edge.

Short of a good length again, on middle and leg, and Sharma tucks it into the leg side.

A touch fuller and flatter, at the stumps. Sharma stays back and pushes it through covers for a single.

Chase drifts this one onto the pads, and Iyer clips it down to deep square leg for one more run.

Sharma hasn't quite found his timing tonight, so far, that is. Fractionally short and around leg, Sharma rocks back and snatches at the pull, hitting it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single.

The call is for two, but Iyer will have to settle for a single. Flighted up on a length, turning into the pads. Iyer works it away through mid-wicket for a single. Just 4 off the over, a good comeback by Chase after that extremely expensive previous over.

Springer starts with a good-length ball over middle and off. Abhishek Sharma skips down the track to swing it leg side, but mistimes it to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed a bit fuller and sliding it into the pads, Iyer moves inside the line and clips it behind square leg for one more.

That's well bowled. A bumper at 133.2 kph, pitching it around the leg stump line, right at the batter. Sharma crouches down and has a waft at it but the ball sails past him.

FOUR! Lofted away and bisecting the fielders for a boundary. This is pitched up to the stumps, Sharma gives himself a lot of room and launches it over covers. The ball thuds into the turf and skips away, beating the chasing fielders from cover and deep point.

Springer goes full again but darts this one well into the pads, knowing that Sharma will try to give himself room. Abhishek Sharma does get cramped up and misses the flick, getting it off the pads to point for a leg bye.

FOUR! Shreyas Iyer finishes the Powerplay in style, and India are 80/2. Short of a length, but wide outside off. Iyer gets on his toes and smacks it wide of the point region for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bringing on Keemo Paul turns out to be an inspiring bowling change by Hope. He bowls it short into the pitch, and angles it on the leg stump to cramp the batter for space. Sanju still goes for the pull shot, playing it aerially but the ball seemingly got a bit big on him and hence, he fails to get the timing. Shimron Hetmyer lurks in the deep for the catch and he takes a good catch, but knowing that his momentum is taking him over the ropes, he first tosses the ball up, gets back in the playing area and completes the catch in the second attempt. The TV umpire finds no issues with that and deems a clean catch. India are 60/1 in 4.1 overs, chasing 248 runs.

Hammers it on a length, on off. Kishan knocks it to the cover region.

Wide! That just flew off the runway! Very short on the leg stump, Ishan goes for the pull shot but is beaten all ends up due to excessive bounce and the ball springs over his head.

 SIX! In the arc, out of the park! A slower one by Keemo, the off-cutter on a fuller length, on off. Ishan Kishan gets the front foot cleared and bludgeons it over long on for a biggie to get off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Six and out for Kishan and Paul is over the moon. He goes with pace this time, and lands it full on the leg stump line. Ishan Kishan tries to whip it over deep mid-wicket with a helicopter shot but mistimes it as the bat twists a bit at the point of contact. The result? It comes crashing down and dips on the fielder. Jewel Andrew is patrolling the boundary in that region and crouches a bit to complete a straightforward catch. India are 67/2, needing 181 runs in 92 balls.

Short of a length, outside off, Iyer hopson the toes and cuts it to deep backward square leg for a single to open his account.

Good length, at the ribs, Sharma moves a step across to the off side before nudging it towards wide mid-wicket for a quick single. 

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Abhishek Sharma looks to pull it to the leg side but the ball skids to beat his inside edge and hits the thigh pad.

Tight single! On a length, on off and Abhishek taps it to backward point. Sanju calls him through for a single and he responds quickly. The fielder picks and throws in a motion but misses his shy at the batting end, allowing Samson to drag his bat in the crease.

Slightly fuller than a length, on leg, Samson knocks it hard to the right of mid off. A good diving stop there by the fielder.

FIFTY FOR SANJU SAMSON! From just 20 balls to get to his 10th T20I half-century, to go with three centuries. Pitched short and outside off, Sanju Samson backs away and powerfully clobbers it through extra cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Fluently played! A loosener by Shepherd, full on the pads. Sanju Samson uses his wrists and flicks it behind square, finding the gap between deep mid-wicket and short fine leg for a boundary. He is looking absolutely unstoppable right now.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Sanju attempts to loft it over extra cover but inside edges. The ball squirts to the leg side and they scamper through for a single.

Wide! Roston sees the batter shuffle to the leg side and darts it far down leg, full in length. Samson lets it be. Hope does well to get a bit of glove to his left and makes a half-stop.

 FOUR! Finds the gap perfectly! A bit too full from Chase, outside offf, Samson carves it powerfully to the right of the diving cover-point fielder for a boundary.

SIX! SHOT OF THE MATCH! Flatter and quicker, fuller around off, Sanju stays leg side of the ball, keeps his head still as his bat comes down in a flow and hammers it over extra cover for a massive six. The on-air graphic shows that India have completed 2000 T20I sixes as a team.

A touch short and drifting into the batter, Samson hangs back and whips it to widish deep square leg for two runs.

Low full toss on the pads, Sanju neatly clips it behind square on the leg side for a couple of more runs.

SIX! It's raining sixes from Sanju's bat as he has galloped to 43 off just 17. Chase comes from around the stump now and lands it into the slot, on off. Sanju stands still and fluently launches it down the ground for another half a dozen runs.

FOUR! This is Sanju at his very best! Drag-downer by Chase, on the leg stump. Sanju swivels and nails the pull shot through deep square leg for a boundary. 50 up for India in just 3 overs. Abhishek has just been a by-stander in this mayhem unleashed by Samson.

Cannons in a short ball that kicks up a bit, at the ribs of the batter, Sanju rides the bounce and fends it to mid-wicket.

 Beaten! Banged into the pitch, angling into the batter on top of leg. Sanju Samson is cut in half as he looks to pull but gets cramped for room. The ball stays a touch low to beat his inside edge and passes scarily close to the leg stump on its way to the keeper behind.

Short of a length, nipping in, Sanju arches back and guides it on the bounce to Powell at short third. Oh dear! Shamar Joseph has overstepped here and No Ball is signlled. Free Hit to come with Samson on strike.

FOUR! That was extremely rapid by Shamar! Dug in short on the leg stump line. The extra bounce surprises Samson as he tries to play the hook shot over square leg. Gets a bit of a glove on it and the ball flies between short third and the keeper for a boundary.

SIX! Right out of the sweet spot of the bat! Shamar overcooks this as a half-volley on the leg stump, Sanju Samson picks the length in a trice and sends it soaring behind deep mid-wicket for a massive six.

SIX MORE! Even better! Straight into the wheelhouse, full on middle, Sanju backs away to create room for himself and with no intention to keep it down, he smokes it over long off for a cracking six. That is Sanju Samson's 100th T20I six, informs Ravi Shastri on air.

Good heat on this one, at 145.8 kph, short on leg. Sanju tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single. An expensive start for Joseph as he concedes 18 runs off his first.

FOUR! Off the mark in style! Short by Chase, on off, Sanju Samson stands tall, waits for the ball to arrive and hammers it dead-straight over the bowler's head for a boundary, beating long on to his left.

Floated on a length, on middle, Sanju stays put and knocks it to mid off. Abhishek looks to take a single but Sanju sends him back on a sharp call.

Around off and short, Sanju tries to lift it over the bowler again but mistimes it off the inner half of the bat. The ball trickles to the right of mid off where Shamar Springer makes a good diving stop and surely saves a few runs.

Darts it short on the leg stump, Samson steers it to widish square leg for a single.

A touch short on the leg stump, Abhishek gets off the mark with a gently tap to the left of mid on for a single.

Spears in a yorker on the stumps, does Roston. Sanju Samson clips it to the vacant mid-wicket region. Chase himself chases the ball and keeps the batters to a single. 7 from the first over then.