MUMBAI (Kashmir English): In the fourth match of the T20 series, West Indies defeated India by 24 runs, leveling the series at 2-2.
The series decider will be played in Bengaluru on October 17.
In the match played in Hyderabad, West Indies batted first after being invited to do so by India, scoring 247 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
For the visiting team, captain Shai Hope played a magnificent unbeaten innings of 102 runs. Sherfane Rutherford remained unbeaten on 49.
Among the other batsmen, Shimron Hetmyer (33), Rovman Powell (24), and Jewel Andrew (21) were dismissed.
For India, Prince Yadav, Axar Patel, and Arshdeep Singh each claimed one wicket.
Chasing the target, the Indian team was bowled out for 223 runs in 19.3 overs.
Sanju Samson was the top scorer for the host team with 56 runs. Tilak Varma (43), Nitish Kumar Reddy (41), Abhishek Sharma (29), captain Shreyas Iyer (16), Ishan Kishan (6), Arshdeep Singh (5, retired hurt), Axar Patel (3), Naman Dhir (0), and Prince Yadav (0) were the other batsmen dismissed.
West Indies’ Keemo Paul took 5 wickets. Gudakesh Motie took 2 wickets, while Shamar Springer and Romario Shepherd claimed 1 wicket each.
