Live Update: Another batting paradise greets India and West Indies in Hyderabad West Indies won’t mind run fest of a pitch to remain alive in five-match series against India The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets in a ten-ball period, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy after Australia retained the Ashes, England vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 A general view of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd match, Jaipur, October 17, 2006 A general view of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Citals, IPL 2024, Mullanpur, March 23, 2024 The Haryana Cricket Association’s Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli, Haryana v Rajasthan, 1st semi-final, Ranji Trophy 2011-12, Rohtak, 1st day, January 10, 2012 Shane Warne bowls the first Test match ball under lights.
Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 Shreyas Iyer looks at Shamar Springer’s bat after he smashed an unbeaten 11-ball 35, India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Indore, October 11, 2026 Hyderabad is also home to the most attacking IPL team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, whose batters Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen always set themselves up to score big. Trailing 2-1 in the five-match series against India, West Indies won’t really mind a batting paradise to remain alive in the series. Their batters are not accustomed to pitches that might stay low, like Indore did, or do something irregular.
Only one match out of six on this tour has been won while defending a total, when India did so in Indore. India are still the slight favourites in Hyderabad, although they have conceded that failure to defend their biggest totals in T20Is, and their third-biggest in ODIs, has come during this tour. They will hope for just a little something for their bowlers to work with as insurance if they hpen to lose the toss and have to defend a total.
India : WLWWW (last five completed T20Is, most recent first) West Indies : LWLWL Roston Chase set up the win for West Indies in Ranchi with the wickets of Abhishek, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. His canny bowling from over the wicket has proved effective against left-hand batters. He generally bowls hard lengths or yorkers, both of which have proved difficult to hit at will because of his height.
However, one man to get the better of Chase was Abhishek Sharma , who gave himself a sighter in the first over in Indore before making room and hitting Chase for two sixes and a four. Thanks to that comeback, Abhishek’s head-to-head record against Chases reads 13 balls, two wickets, and 25 runs. This promises to be the contest to watch at Abhishek’s IPL home ground.
An extra seamer ahead of Kuldeep Yadav worked out for India in Indore, even though spin generally went well on the night. India might just stick with the same combination. India (probable): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Shreyas Iyer (ct), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Prince Yadav, 10 Mayank Yadav, 11 Arshdeep Singh West Indies will be sweating on Romario Shepherd’s fitness.
He was injured while bowling in Ranchi, but although he batted that night, he was pulled out of the next match in Indore. West Indies (probable): 1 Shai Hope (ct, wk), 2 Kamil Pooran, 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Romario Shepherd/Quentin Sampson, 7 Roston Chase, 8 Shamar Springer, 9 Keemo Paul, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Gudakesh Motie Romario Shepherd cracked 34* off just 13 balls, India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I, Ranchi, October 9, 2026 Abhishek is the fastest to 2000 T20I runs, getting there in 1024 balls by smashing the record of 1164 balls. Naman Dhir has five international wickets.
All of them have come off the ball immediately after conceding a six. Shreyas Iyer looks at Shamar Springer’s bat after he smashed an unbeaten 11-ball 35, India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Indore, October 11, 2026 Shreyas Iyer looks at Shamar Springer’s bat after he smashed an unbeaten 11-ball 35, India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Indore, October 11, 2026 Shreyas Iyer looks at Shamar Springer’s bat after he smashed an unbeaten 11-ball 35, India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Indore, October 11, 2026 IND vs WI 2026/27, IND vs WI 4th T20I Match Preview – Another batting paradise greets India and West Indies in Hyderabad IND vs WI 2026/27 India vs West Indies Match Preview: West Indies won’t mind run fest of a pitch to remain alive in five-match series against India In the last two years, there have been scores of 310, 297, 286 and 277 in Hyderabad • AFP/ Springer: Not much you can really do against Abhishek Abhishek turns to off to turn it on in Indore Sidharth Monga is a senior writer at
