IND vs WI 4th T20I today: India eye series win in Hyderabad

India take on West Indies in the 4th T20I at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium tonight, with the match starting at 7 PM IST. India lead the five-match series 2-1 — a win tonight seals the series with a game to spare.

Updated: October 14, 2026, 11:00 AM IST

Quick Read

The 4th T20I starts at 7 PM IST tonight (October 14) in Hyderabad; the toss is at 6:30 PM. Watch live on Star Sports, JioHotstar and DD Sports.
India lead the series 2-1 after a 14-run win in the Indore run-fest. Tonight’s win would seal the series; West Indies need victory to force a decider.
Hyderabad is a batting paradise with short boundaries — and dew in the second innings, so the toss-winning captain may well bowl first.

Tonight’s match

The match is at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on Wednesday, October 14. The first ball is at 7 PM IST, with the toss at 6:30 PM, the Free Press Journal reported. In India, the TV telecast is on the Star Sports Network, and the stream is on the JioHotstar app and website. DD Sports will also carry the telecast, per the Free Press Journal.

The stakes are simple. India won the third T20I in Indore by 14 runs to go 2-1 up. A win tonight seals the five-match series. West Indies, led by Shai Hope, have to win to keep the series alive and force a decider — the fifth T20I is on October 17 in Bengaluru, the Indian Express confirmed in its fixtures list.

Also read: India Beat West Indies by 14 Runs in 3rd T20I at Indore

How the series has gone

It’s been a run-fest with no pattern you can trust.

In Lucknow, India won by eight wickets, chasing down a 172-run target with 38 balls to spare — a canter. Then West Indies hit back hard, chasing 250 in just 18.3 overs with six wickets in hand. In Indore on Sunday, India posted 223 all out in 20 overs, and West Indies fell 14 runs short at 209 for 7, according to CricTracker’s match report.

The Indore hero was Abhishek Sharma. His 69 off just 30 balls set up India’s total before the bowlers held their nerve at the death, the Free Press Journal reported. That knock is why he’ll walk out in Hyderabad as the man West Indies most want out early.

The Hyderabad run-fest

Here’s the venue note that matters. The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad is one of the highest-scoring grounds in Indian T20 cricket. Short boundaries and flat pitches have produced scores of 310, 297, 286 and 277 in domestic and franchise cricket over the last two years, Nation Press reported. Outlook notes that Sanju Samson once smashed 111 off 47 balls here — India will be hoping for another night like that on Wednesday.

The forecast is for partly cloudy weather, around 27°C with 44% humidity, Khel Now reported. No rain. But dew is expected to settle in the second innings, which makes life hard for bowlers gripping the ball late. Across this tour, dew has already been decisive — only one of the six matches has been won by the team batting first, Nation Press noted. Expect the toss-winning captain to think hard about bowling first.

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Players to watch

Abhishek Sharma (India). The Indore knock wasn’t a one-off; his opening form is the reason India’s powerplay numbers look scary. If he gets going in Hyderabad’s short boundaries, West Indies are in trouble.

Roston Chase (West Indies). The quiet destroyer. Chase dismissed Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer in the earlier Ranchi game, Nation Press reported. If the off-spinner strikes again, India’s middle order faces a real test.

Romario Shepherd (West Indies). The all-rounder is recovering from a bowling injury, and his availability is central to the Caribbean side’s plans, Nation Press noted. Shepherd at full tilt changes their death bowling completely.

The head-to-head. India and West Indies have played 34 T20Is against each other: India have won 22, West Indies 11, with one game called off, Khel Now reported.

One more thing worth knowing: India’s tour of New Zealand is around the corner, and team selection talk has already started — The Times of India reported that fitness delays for Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana have held up the squad announcement. A big series-sealing win tonight would give the selectors a settled T20 unit to take forward.

The squads, per Outlook: India — Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. West Indies — Shai Hope (C & WK), Akeal Hosein, Amir Jangoo (WK), Gudakesh Motie, Jewel Andrew (WK), Kamil Pooran, Keemo Paul, Matthew Forde, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Shamar Joseph, Shamar Springer, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer.

Three T20Is, three wildly different games. Tonight in Hyderabad, the series is on the line.