A lot of attention has been on Abhishek Sharma before the game. He plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and considers Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium to be his home field. His T20 cricket record at the venue is one of the best of any batter playing in the format right now.
India and the West Indies will play their fourth T20I match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 14, 2026. This is the fourth game in a five-match series. Indian now has a 2-1 lead in the series after beating Pakistan in Indore. With one game left, a win here would seal the series.
What is the best T20 score by Abhishek Sharma at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium?
Abhishek Sharma has scored 975 runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in 31 T20 games, hitting at a rate of 211.03. The fact that he has scored two centuries and seven half-centuries at the ground shows how consistent he is and how fast he can score. Even though he has this record, he has only played there once for India, in 2024 against South Africa, getting only four runs.
His best score there was 141 off 55 balls on April 12, 2025, against Punjab Kings. That innings had a strike rate of 256.36 and had 14 fours and 10 sixes. It was one of the most destructive hits seen at the ground in recent years.
Abhishek Sharma scored 63 runs off 23 balls against Mumbai Indians on March 27, 2024. He hit 3 fours and 7 sixes for a strike rate of 273.91. This was one of his many important gifts to the stadium. He hit 8 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 267.85 to make an unbeaten 75 off 28 balls against Lucknow Super Giants on May 8, 2024.
What’s going on with the series before the fourth T20I in Hyderabad?
India won their second game in the five-match T20I series, giving them a 2-1 lead. If the hosts win the match in Hyderabad on October 14, 2026, they will have clinched the series before the final game. Abhishek Sharma has only got 110 runs in the three games, with a strike rate of 211.53.
But he also comes into this game with good recent form. He scored 69 runs off of 30 balls in the third T20I against West Indies at Indore on October 12, 2026. This made him the fastest player to reach 2,000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced, which shows how good he is at his home ground.
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West Indies needs to win at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium to keep the game going and force a final. The series situation makes the fourth T20I more important than just Abhishek Sharma personal records in his usual home conditions.
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