Paul’s five wickets change a high-scoring game
Keemo Paul took 5/41 in four overs against India in the fourth T20I at Hyderabad on 14 October 2026. His first over removed Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan; his last produced three further wickets. West Indies won the match and levelled the five-game series at 2–2.
The final figures and dismissals are recorded in Cricbuzz’s completed match commentary and India Today’s report updated at 11:04 pm IST. Paul’s contribution was more than a tidy spell on a difficult night for bowlers: he removed the batters giving India its strongest scoring momentum and then broke the lower order.
Samson and Kishan fall in Paul’s first over
Samson had made 56 from 23 balls when Paul struck with his first delivery, finding a catch for Shimron Hetmyer in the deep. Cricbuzz records Samson reaching his fifty in 20 balls. Removing him interrupted a fast start to India’s chase of 248.
Ishan Kishan then fell in the same over, caught by Jewel Andrew after scoring six from three deliveries. Those two wickets made India rebuild rather than simply continue the opening burst. Their importance comes from when they occurred and whom they removed, not just from increasing Paul’s wicket count.
The 19th over: three wickets, not a hat-trick
Paul began the 19th over with India still trying to force a late finish. Nitish Kumar Reddy hit a six before Paul dismissed him at 18.2, caught by Rovman Powell for 41 from 20 balls. Prince Yadav was bowled on the next delivery for a first-ball duck.
Arshdeep Singh took a single at 18.4, so Paul did not complete a hat-trick. Axar Patel then fell at 18.5, caught by Sherfane Rutherford for three. Paul had taken three wickets in the over and reached five for the innings. That sequence is stated explicitly in both completed commentary sources.
Why the final over of his spell mattered
Reddy’s departure removed a batter who had continued attacking the required rate. Prince’s wicket left the lower order under immediate pressure, and Axar’s dismissal removed another option for the chase. Paul finished his four-over allocation at that point; he did not bowl the last over of the match.
The distinction matters when reading short highlights. Paul delivered the decisive 19th over, while Shamar Joseph bowled the final over in which Arshdeep was hit on the arm and could not continue. The full Hyderabad result report covers the end of the chase without attaching an unverified medical diagnosis to that exit.
Hope’s target gives the bowling spell its setting
West Indies had made 247/3 after Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 49 not out. India’s pursuit therefore required both fast scoring and enough wickets in hand to maintain it. Paul’s strikes cut into the second of those requirements at two important stages.
The Shai Hope Hyderabad century report explains the first innings and the unbeaten 91-run partnership. Read together, the batting and bowling accounts show why the result should not be attributed to the pitch or to one isolated boundary. West Indies built the target and then produced wickets when India was trying to close the gap.
What to watch before the deciding T20I
The series is now 2–2, but this spell does not settle either side’s next XI. Player availability and team changes need fresh announcements. Arshdeep’s visible discomfort cannot establish the seriousness of his injury or whether he will play the final match.
For readers moving between national-team and league coverage, the International Cricket ID guide explains the format context and the separate account terminology. The homepage’s online cricket ID overview addresses account information, not official selection or score certification. Paul’s figures in this report come from the match sources, not from an account service.