India will look to seal the T20I series against the West Indies when the two sides meet in the fourth T20I today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The match begins at 7:00 PM IST and will be broadcast live on Star Sports and streamed on JioHotstar. India lead the series 2-1 and need only one more win to close it out; a West Indies victory would send the series to a decider.
The hosts arrive in Hyderabad riding the momentum of a thrilling 14-run win in the third T20I at Indore — a run-fest that underlined just how fearsome India’s batting order can be when it fires. India posted a mammoth 223 for 10, powered by a blistering 69 off 30 balls from Abhishek Sharma and a 37 off 18 cameo from Ishan Kishan that kept the scoring rate hurtling along.
The West Indies, to their credit, refused to go down quietly. Chasing 224, the visitors reached 209 for 7, falling just 14 runs short in a contest that swung on small margins. Arshdeep Singh was India’s standout with the ball, returning figures of 3 for 44 to apply the brakes at critical moments of the chase.
That performance has set up a fascinating dynamic for tonight. India’s batters are in roaring form, but the West Indies have shown they will not roll over — and 209 in a chase at Indore is evidence that their own batting order carries serious threat. On a Hyderabad surface that has historically produced high scores and evening dew, the contest could well be another shootout.
For captain Shreyas Iyer, tonight carries personal significance too. Victory in Hyderabad would complete his fifth straight T20I series win as India’s captain — a remarkable run of consistency that has quietly made him one of the most successful leaders of this T20I side in recent memory. Few captains in India’s modern white-ball history have stacked up series wins at this rate, and another triumph tonight would cement that record.
The equation for the West Indies is simpler and harsher: win or face a series defeat. The visitors have been competitive throughout — they are not a side India have swept aside — but they will need to convert their promise into a result tonight. Their batters have shown they can go toe-to-toe with India’s attack; the question is whether their bowlers can find a way to contain a batting line-up that just produced 223.
Hyderabad crowds have a reputation for turning up in force for evening T20 internationals, and a packed Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium under lights should provide a fitting stage for a potential series-clinching night. With India’s top order in touch, Arshdeep striking with the ball and the captain chasing a fifth straight series win, the hosts start as favourites — but as Indore showed, this West Indies side will make them earn it.
Toss and team news will be confirmed closer to the 7:00 PM IST start, with both sides weighing the impact of dew on the second innings before deciding their combinations.
