India vs West Indies 4th T20I: Shai Hope 102 off 50, Keemo Paul 5 for 41 as West Indies level series 2-2

India vs West Indies, 4th T20I: West Indies 247 for 3 (20 overs) beat India 223 (19.3 overs) by 24 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Captain Shai Hope hit 102 off 50 balls and Keemo Paul took 5 for 41, levelling the five-match series at 2-2, ARY News reported and ESPNcricinfo confirmed the result.

West Indies 247 for 3: Hope's third T20I hundred

Hope's century, his third in T20Is, came with only 4 fours and 9 sixes, which tells you how much of it went over the rope. It was his second hundred of this T20I series after his unbeaten 102 in the 2nd T20I in Ranchi, and it follows his 162 not out in the 3rd ODI earlier this month.

India's wickets went to Axar Patel, Prince Yadav and Arshdeep Singh, one each.

India 223 all out: Samson fights, Paul strikes

A target of 248 needed more than 12 an over, and India went at it. Sanju Samson top-scored with 56 off 23 balls (6 fours, 4 sixes), Tilak Varma made 43 off 25, Nitish Kumar Reddy 41 off 20 and Abhishek Sharma 29 off 24. Captain Shreyas Iyer fell for 16 and Ishan Kishan for 6.

Paul did the damage with 5 for 41 in four overs, and Gudakesh Motie took 2. Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer had one each. Prince Yadav and Naman Dhir were both out first ball, and Arshdeep Singh retired hurt with three balls left after a Shamar Joseph bouncer hit him on the left shoulder. India were finished with three balls of their innings unused.

Series result so far

India vs West Indies 5th T20I: time in Pakistan

The decider is on Saturday 17 October at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. A 7pm India start is 6:30pm PKT. One thing to watch is Arshdeep's shoulder: India have not said whether he is fit.

Pakistan's cricket this week

Pakistan's own next fixture is the ODI tri-series in Rawalpindi, starting with Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on Sunday 18 October at 1pm PKT, then Pakistan vs England on 20 October. Fixtures, results and the points table are on our Pakistan tri-series page.