India vs West Indies Live Score, 4th T20I: Shai Hope, Jewel hit the accelerator; West Indies come out swingin

Axar Patel comes into the attack now. He replaces Mayank Yadav..West Indies vs India Live Score : 52/0 (3.6 overs) 3.6: Prince Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Full and darted into the pads, ends up being a low full toss. Andrew clips it off the inside edge and onto the pads, and the ball rolls away in front of square leg for a single..West Indies vs India Live Score : 51/0 (3.5 overs) 3.5: Prince Yadav to Jewel Andrew, That's sharp from Prince. Short-pitched delivery, banged in over middle at 135.4 kph, but it is well-directed and Yadav also gets good bounce off the deck. Andrew backs away and eventually bails out of the shot..West Indies vs India Live Score : 51/0 (3.4 overs) 3.4: Prince Yadav to Shai Hope, Fuller again, but not that full, angled into middle and leg. Hope clips it through square leg for a single..West Indies vs India Live Score : 50/0 (3.3 overs) 3.3: Prince Yadav to Shai Hope, FOUR! That's rocketed to the fence, and 50 is up for the West Indies ​​​​​​in just 3.3 overs. Prince Yadav errs on the fuller side, serving a half-volley just outside off. Hope stays back in the crease before lacing it square through the off side for a boundary..West Indies vs India Live Score : 46/0 (3.2 overs) 3.2: Prince Yadav to Shai Hope, SIX! Wow, that is some control from Shai Hope to get that shot so straight. Hard length over middle, Hope hits through the line and keeps his shape, forcing it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie..West Indies vs India Live Score : 40/0 (3.1 overs) 3.1: Prince Yadav to Shai Hope, Sweetly timed, but Hope can't find the gap. Pitched fuller on off, Hope stays upright and punches it firmly to the cover fielder.. Virender Sharma and Nitin Menon, the two on-field umpires, are wearing black armbands tonight in memory of Sarah Dambanevana, the former Zimbabwe women fast bowler turned umpire, who passed away a couple of days ago at the young age of 36. It's a good gesture from the officials and a reminder that the cricket community looks after its own. A change in bowling as Prince Yadav replaces Arshdeep Singh..West Indies vs India Live Score : 40/0 (2.6 overs) 2.6: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Much better line and length from Yadav. Good length on off, slanted back in. Andrew backs away and swings at it but misses and the ball goes just inches over the middle stump. A dot to end, but West Indies are flying at 40/0 after 3 overs..West Indies vs India Live Score : 40/0 (2.6 overs) 2.6: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, WIDE! The extras are piling up for India already. Hard length, trying to attack the ribs, but this one angles down the leg side. 20 off the over with a ball to go..West Indies vs India Live Score : 39/0 (2.5 overs) 2.5: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Not cleanly struck, but Andrew will get a couple of runs here. Back of a length and angled into the batter. Andrew tries to pull off the back foot but toe-ends it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a brace..West Indies vs India Live Score : 37/0 (2.4 overs) 2.4: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, Much fuller, on middle, and sliding back in. Hope is late on the flick but manages to get it away in front of square leg for a single..West Indies vs India Live Score : 36/0 (2.3 overs) 2.3: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, Back of a length, over 141 clicks and outside off. Hope makes a bit of room and goes hard at it, but is beaten by the pace and bounce..West Indies vs India Live Score : 36/0 (2.2 overs) 2.2: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, FOUR LEG BYES! The runs are flowing thick and fast for West Indies now. Fuller and quicker, darted into the legs. Hope moves inside the line and misses the flick but the ball brushes the pads and rolls down into the fine leg fence..West Indies vs India Live Score : 32/0 (2.1 overs) 2.1: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, SIX! Carted away! Yadav tries to go pace off but serves it in the hitting arc over middle and leg. Hope backs away and swipes it flat over deep mid-wicket for a six..West Indies vs India Live Score : 26/0 (2.1 overs) 2.1: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, No ball! Too short again, and a No Ball is given for height. Another quick bumper but sailing over the head of Hope, and it will be a Free Hit to follow. Already 6 off the over, and we haven't had a legal ball yet..West Indies vs India Live Score : 25/0 (2.1 overs) 2.1: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, FIVE WIDES! Sometimes the extra pace works against the bowler as well. A quick short ball at 142.5 kph and dug in over middle. This one flies after pitching and sails over the head of the keeper and into the boundary..West Indies vs India Live Score : 20/0 (1.6 overs) 1.6: Arshdeep Singh to Jewel Andrew, FOUR! Probably the best shot Andrew's played so far, and 17 runs come off that over. A low full toss on off, it is slower and dips as well. Andrew jams the bat down and just punches it back past the bowler and into the long off fence..West Indies vs India Live Score : 16/0 (1.5 overs) 1.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jewel Andrew, Just over the infield. Bowled from around the wicket, pitched full and outside off, slower too. Andrew goes hard at it and slices it over the point region for a couple of runs..West Indies vs India Live Score : 14/0 (1.4 overs) 1.4: Arshdeep Singh to Jewel Andrew, FOUR! That's aggressive from Andrew. Back of a length and over the stumps, Andrew steps down the pitch, backs away a bit and loses his shape, but manages to smash it to the left of mid on for a boundary..West Indies vs India Live Score : 10/0 (1.3 overs) 1.3: Arshdeep Singh to Jewel Andrew, Much better length, but not a lot of swing on offer for Arshdeep. Yorker-length, pitching it on the fourth-stump line. Andrew fails to dig it out..West Indies vs India Live Score : 10/0 (1.2 overs) 1.2: Arshdeep Singh to Jewel Andrew, SIX! Jewel Andrew announces himself with a massive six. Arshdeep Singh switches to over the wicket and shortens the length a bit, around the top of middle. Andrew just lays into the shot and whacks it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for the first biggie of the contest..West Indies vs India Live Score : 4/0 (1.1 overs) 1.1: Arshdeep Singh to Shai Hope, Singh angles it well in from around the wicket, looking to attack the front pad. Hope crocuhes a bit and tucks it down to wide mid on for a single.. That was a rapid first over from Mayank. Good pace and bounce for him. Arshdeep Singh will bowl from the other end. He's starting from around the stumps..West Indies vs India Live Score : 3/0 (0.6 overs) 0.6: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Excellent start by Mayank, only 3 off it. Andrew tries to counter-attack and charges down the track, but Yadav sees him coming and bangs it in short and wide, and the ball flies past the willow..West Indies vs India Live Score : 3/0 (0.5 overs) 0.5: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Sweetly timed but straight to the fielder. A touch fuller of a good length, on off. Andrew smacks it down to the cover fielder..West Indies vs India Live Score : 3/0 (0.4 overs) 0.4: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Buzzers! A bit unfortunate for the bowling side, but the extra run is conceded. A skiddy short ball now, angled right back at the batter. Andrew is hurried for pace and manages to fend it behind square leg for one. The throw comes in at the bowler's end and deflects away after hitting the stumps, allowing Andrew to pick up the second run..West Indies vs India Live Score : 1/0 (0.3 overs) 0.3: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, Bashing the good length again, at a brisk pace, this time just outside the line of off stump. Andrew watches it well and stabs it down to cover..West Indies vs India Live Score : 1/0 (0.2 overs) 0.2: Mayank Yadav to Jewel Andrew, The ball zips through off the deck. Good length, angled in over middle stump. Jewel Andrew gets right behind the line and blocks it down to mid on..West Indies vs India Live Score : 1/0 (0.1 overs) 0.1: Mayank Yadav to Shai Hope, Off the mark right away is Shai Hope. Mayank Yadav hammers it in on a hard length, clocking in at 144.4 kph, angling it into the hips. Hope tucks it down to fine leg and picks up a single.. The bell has been rung and we are all set to get going in Hyderabad. The umpires and players make their way out to the middle. We see the Indian players huddle before dispersing to take their fielding positions. The new opening pair of the West Indies walk to the crease. Shai Hope is accompanied by the 19-year-old Jewel Andrew. Ian Bishop on air informs that this is West Indies' 8th opening pair this year in this format. Mayank Yadav has the new ball in hand and is ready to steam in. Hope is on strike with a wide slip in place almost at the edge of the 30-yard circle. Off we go.... A chat with India's rising star - On being asked about the learnings from the last game and the approach for this one, Naman Dhir admits that West Indies, especially in the T20Is, is a very dangerous team. On the learnings, he talks about not being complacent at any stage of the series. Adds that despite being 2-1 up, they will play with the same intensity. On his contributions with bat and ball, and whether he sees himself as a genuine all-rounder who can bowl a few important overs, Dhir agrees and says he really want to be an all-rounder though he prefers to score more with the bat. Says he got the opportunity in the last game and is happy that they ended up on the winning side. On being the leading wicket-taker of the series, with every wicket coming right after a six, he says he hopes to skip the sixes this time. Admits that he didn’t even know he was top of the charts, and he’s picked up a few lessons along the way. Shares that he has been in regular conversation with Gautam Gambhir and the other coaches, who are guiding him on a few finer points of bowling.. India (Unchanged Playing XI) - Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, and Mayank Yadav.. West Indies (Playing XI) - Shai Hope (C/WK), Jewel Andrew (In for Kamil Pooran), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd (In for Quentin Sampson), Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, and Shamar Joseph.. The skipper of West Indies - Shai Hope says that they would have bowled first as well, citing all the same reasons as Iyer. Hope then goes on to say that they need to lay down the foundation early and assess the pitch early on in order to get a big score on the board, because you never know how much is enough on these pitches. On the actual surface, Hope mentions that he isn't quite sure how it is going to play, and hence, they will look to get their eye in as soon as possible and take it from there. He ends by informing that they have made two changes in the side, as Jewel Andrew comes in for Kamil Pooran and Romario Shepherd is back in as well, replacing Quentin Sampson.. The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says that the relaid surface is the main reason they want to bowl first. Mentions that it is a blend of red and black soil, and that they have played on these kinds of surfaces before. Adds that with dew not expected to play a part, he feels this one could be a bit more intense. Reckons that there should be bounce on offer, and the surface looked hard when he inspected it. As for the stakes, he agrees this is a big game with the series nicely poised, and calls it a decisive one for India. Stresses that they can't afford to get complacent because West Indies are a destructive side with a power-packed batting lineup that runs down to number nine. When he is asked about how the group held its nerve in the previous game, Iyer says the composure and calm on show were a pleasure to watch. Says that they want to follow the same template and win every phase of the game. On the team combination for this game, Shreyas informs that they are going with an unchanged playing XI..India vs West Indies Live Score: TOSS UPDATE India win toss, opt to bowl first in Hyderabad.India vs West Indies Live Score: Familiar Hyderabad surroundings for Sunrisers trio Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy will enjoy returning to familiar surroundings in Hyderabad, where they have been Sunrisers Hyderabad teammates. The venue has seen high-scoring games, with the average first-innings total across seven IPL matches this year standing at around 209. India will hope their batters can make the most of those conditions as they aim to seal the series. The West Indies, however, have their own power-hitters and have already shown that they can chase a big target, so India's bowlers will need to be equally prepared..India vs West Indies Live Score: Hyderabad pitch could set up another run fest The batters from both teams will be looking forward to playing in Hyderabad, where the first-innings average across seven IPL matches this year was around 209. Those numbers suggest that the venue could offer another high-scoring contest, especially with both sides boasting plenty of power-hitters. However, dew is not expected to be a major factor under lights. The teams will have to assess the conditions on the day and decide their approach at the toss. India will hope their strong batting form carries over, while the West Indies will look to make the most of their firepower..India vs West Indies Live Score: Arshdeep Singh, Naman Dhir give India bowling options India have received useful contributions from their bowling attack during the series. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets in the third T20I in Indore, helping India hold off the West Indies after Hetmyer, Pooran and Springer brought the visitors close to the target. Naman Dhir also impressed with figures of 2/39, giving India another useful bowling option. With the West Indies capable of chasing big totals, India will need their bowlers to maintain their discipline in Hyderabad. Taking wickets at key moments could be crucial to securing the series..India vs West Indies Live Score: West Indies have shown they can chase big totals India's bowlers cannot afford to relax even if the hosts post a big total in Hyderabad. The West Indies have already shown that they can chase down a challenging target, doing so in the second T20I in Ranchi. Hope's 45-ball 102 helped them hunt down India's 249 in just 18.3 overs. In the third match in Indore, Shimron Hetmyer scored 43, Kamil Pooran made 42 and Shamar Springer remained unbeaten on 35 as the visitors came close before Arshdeep Singh's three-wicket haul helped India seal the contest. India's bowlers will need to stay disciplined..IND vs WI Live Score: Shai Hope keeps West Indies' batting reputation alive West Indies captain Shai Hope has led from the front with the bat, scoring 159 runs at a strike rate of 182 in the series. His performances have helped the visitors show that they remain a dangerous T20 batting side despite their lower ranking. Hope was particularly destructive in Ranchi, where he scored 102 off 45 balls to help the West Indies chase India's 249 in 18.3 overs. The visitors will need another major contribution from their captain in Hyderabad as they attempt to level the series and force a decider..India vs West Indies Live Score: Rutherford leads West Indies' batting charge Sherfane Rutherford has been one of the West Indies' biggest positives in the series. The opener has scored 172 runs in three matches at an average of over 57 and a strike rate of 189. He has also hit 12 sixes, making him the leading run-scorer in the series so far. Rutherford's ability to clear the boundary could be important again as the visitors try to level the series. The West Indies will need another strong performance from him and the rest of their batting line-up to put India under pressure..IND vs WI Live Score: West Indies need answers to India's power-hitting The West Indies have struggled to find a reliable way to contain India's batting line-up in the series. Shreyas Iyer hurt them with his maiden T20I century, while Samson and Kishan proved difficult to handle in the second match, which the visitors eventually won. Abhishek then took charge in Indore with his quickfire 69. The West Indies will need more than a defensive plan if they are to slow India down in Hyderabad. They must find a way to take wickets and prevent the hosts from building another imposing total..India vs West Indies Live Score: India need middle order ready if top order falters India's top order has been so productive that the middle order has had limited opportunities to spend time at the crease during the series. That could become a concern if the openers and Ishan Kishan fail to get going in Hyderabad. Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Naman Dhir may need to take greater responsibility if India lose early wickets or find themselves chasing a big target. With the series on the line, the team will want its middle order to be ready for a tougher test, even if the top three have done most of the scoring so far..IND vs WI Live Score: Abhishek Sharma's explosive form poses another challenge Abhishek Sharma has given the West Indies plenty to think about ahead of the fourth T20I. The left-handed opener struck 69 off only 30 balls in the third match in Indore, hitting six fours and five sixes to help India post 223. His ability to score quickly has made him a major threat, and West Indies all-rounder Shamar Springer has admitted how difficult it is to contain him once he gets going. Springer said: "...I guess our plan B is to just be as defensive as possible and try to make him get singles and twos," Springer had said, admitting how hard it is to stop Abhishek once he gets going..India vs West Indies Live Score: India's top order fires ahead of crucial Hyderabad clash India's top three have ensured that the middle order has not been put under too much pressure in the series so far. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan have all stepped up at different times, helping India build strong totals. Abhishek was the standout performer in the third T20I in Indore, smashing 69 off just 30 balls, including six fours and five sixes, as India posted a winning 223. The top order's form will once again be key as India look to seal the series in Hyderabad.