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'Got to look at luggage weight': Hope jokes after another POTM award in India

West Indies captain **Shai Hope** continued his dominant tour of India with another standout performance, this time leading his team to a hard-fought 24-run T20I victory over hosts India in the fourth match of the five-game series. His unbeaten century (102 off 50 balls, featuring four fours and nine sixes) anchored a total of 247/3, while teammates Shimron Hetmyer (33 off 12) and Sherfane Rutherford (49* off 26) added crucial runs.

The win tied the series at 2-2, setting up a decisive final at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on October 17.

Hope, now with three Player of the Match awards on the tour, joked about the weight of his growing trophy collection while emphasizing his focus on team success. His remarkable form extends beyond this series: he’s scored 601 runs in 16 T20Is this year (average 50.08), including two centuries and four half-centuries, while also amassing 539 runs across ODIs and T20Is in India alone—four centuries in seven innings.

Despite India’s chase effort, featuring Sanju Samson’s 56 and a 70-run partnership between Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy, West Indies’ Keemo Paul’s five-wicket haul (5/41) sealed the win. Hope noted the pitch’s unpredictability, calling the 240-plus total a competitive challenge to defend, as both teams prepare for the series decider.

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