India vs West Indies, 4th T20I
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
Wed, 14 Oct 2026
7:00 PM IST, 1:30 PM GMT
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is widely known as a batting paradise that consistently produces high-scoring matches. Fast bowlers can get some initial movement and carry with the new ball, while spinners may come into play later as the pitch wears or if they vary their pace.
Official Live Pitch Report:
Ian Bishop and Murali Kartik: Ready to rumble here in Hyderabad for Game 4. It's great to be here once again, and just to inform you, they've done some work on the square over the last couple of months. So there are just a few areas where the grass is starting to catch itself again. So if you're fielding in and around here, operate with some scrutiny today, just a little bit more. The dimensions of this ground: 64 to my right, 67 to my left, and 75 down the ground. So sometimes you're looking to defend the bigger side of the boundary. The pitch itself is a mixed-soil pitch. It was relaid around 45 days ago, and what I'm given to understand that this is an 80% red soil and a 20% black soil mixture, which means the red soil gives you bounce, the black soil is what binds it. So that's the combination over here. But what interests me is the way the surface is: lots of cracks right through the strip, and again it's got a very interesting texture to it. All these cracks, you've got the straw which is packed in. Normally a very, very high-scoring ground. I don't know what to make of it, to be honest, because the sample size is small in T20 internationals. We've seen what's happened in the IPL. I'm going to be very, very curious to see what the captains decide. 100%. 24 sixes on average have been hit here in a T20 international over time. So we're hoping that the way this game plays out is in keeping with the way the series has gone: very entertaining!
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium T20 Matches Records:
Last 5 T20 matches 1st inn avg score: 218
Last 5 T20 matches 2nd inn avg score: 190
Last 5 T20 matches win records: bowl first 1 - 4 bat first
IND vs WI Head to Head in last 11 T20Is:
India 7 - 4 West Indies