Hope's ton, Paul's five-for sink India; West Indies level series in Hyderabad
India fell 24 runs short of a target of 248 as the West Indies won the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, taking the five-match series to a 2-2 tie.Sanju Samson gave India a fast start with 56 off 23 balls, but Keemo Paul struck twice in the fifth over to dismiss Samson and Ishan Kishan, denting the chase.Shreyas Iyer (16 off 11) also fell soon after, before Gudakesh Motie removed Abhishek Sharma (29 off 24) and Naman Dhir (0 off 1) in the 12th over. India were reduced to 130/5 and needed a big partnership to stay in the contest.Tilak Varma and Nitish Reddy added 70 runs for the sixth wicket to bring India back into the game. Tilak scored 43 off 25 balls, while Reddy made 41 off 20.
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