India beat West Indies 2-1 in an entertaining ODI series and they are up 2-1 in the five-match T20I series, which continues in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The Windies chased down 250 to win the second T20I in Ranchi but India restored their series lead with a 14-run win in Indore on Sunday.
India v West Indies Fourth T20I Tips Summary
Best Bet - Abhishek Sharma to be India top batter @ 3/1
Alternative Bet - Sherfane Rutherford to hit most sixes for West Indies @ 9/2
Bet Builder - West Indies to hit most sixes, India to have highest score in first six overs & Abhishek Sharma 3+ fours @ 11/2
India v West Indies Fourth T20I Prediction
Best Bet: Abhishek Sharma to be India top batter @ 3/1
Opener Abhishek Sharma laid the foundation for India's weekend win in Indore with a smart innings of 69 off 30 balls.
No other batsman reached 50 in the match and Abhishek hit six fours and five sixes before his dismissal in the 10th over.
He had looked in ominous form in the first two matches, scoring 21 off 10 balls and 20 off 12, and is a good bet to top-score for India in game four in Hyderabad.
The left-hander is on intimate terms with this venue, having played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL since 2019, and that local knowledge should serve him well on Wednesday.
Abhishek thrashed 141 off just 55 balls against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad during the 2025 IPL and his last five home scores in the 2026 season were 59, 135 not out, 15, 35 and 56.
Alternative Bet: Sherfane Rutherford to hit most sixes for West Indies @ 9/2
There is no shortage of six-hitters in the West Indies line-up but Sherfane Rutherford looks a big price to outshine his teammates in that department.
Rutherford has developed into a consistently destructive middle-order batter, slamming seven sixes in a stunning knock of 84 off 37 balls in last week's win in Ranchi.
He is the leading runscorer in the series, making 56 and 32 in his other two innings, and his last 12 T20 innings – all this year – yielded 34 sixes.
India vs West Indies Fourth T20I Bet Builder Tip
West Indies to hit most sixes
India to have highest score in first six overs
Abhishek Sharma 3+ fours
Pays 11/2
West Indies have hit more sixes than India in all three matches in this series. They have power all the way down their batting order – fast bowler Shamar Springer struck four maximums from just 11 balls in Sunday's third T20I.
India's new-ball bowlers stifled the West Indies openers in Indore. The hosts should make a faster start to their innings in Hyderabad, where Sanju Samson smashed 111 off 47 deliveries on India's last T20I visit.
Samson's opening partner Abhishek Sharma plays his IPL cricket in Hyderabad and hit 29 fours in his last six home T20Is against Afghanistan and West Indies.
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Key Match Stats
Opener Abhishek Sharma has scored 82, 39, 108, 21, 20 and 69 in his last six home T20Is
India hit 22 sixes in their last T20I in Hyderabad, against Bangladesh in October 2024
Two of the four highest totals in IPL history were made at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
West Indies have lost 22 of their last 33 T20Is against India
The Windies hit more sixes than India in their last four T20I meetings
Spinner Roston Chase has taken six wickets in the first three games of this series
Tactics, Form and Team News
India brought in all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for Shivam Dube in the third T20I. Depending on conditions, spinner Kuldeep Yadav could return for the fourth game.
Predicted India XI: 1 Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Shreyas Iyer (c), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Mayank Yadav.
West Indies all-rounders Romario Shepherd and Matthew Forde are hoping for recalls while young batsman Jewel Andrew has recovered from a finger injury.
Akeal Hosein, who was also on the bench for the third T20I, offers the tourists another spin-bowling option.
Predicted West Indies XI: 1 Shai Hope (c & wk), 2 Kamil Pooran, 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Sherfane Rutherford, 5 Rovman Powell, 6 Quentin Sampson, 7 Keemo Paul, 8 Shamar Springer, 9 Roston Chase, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Gudakesh Motie.
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