The result sets up a series decider at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, with both teams having won two matches each.
Hope anchored the West Indies innings with a commanding display of power-hitting, striking four fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 204. His second century of the series and fourth on the tour underlined his exceptional form against India.
West Indies made a flying start, racing to 79 in the powerplay. Hope found support from opener Jewel Andrew, who scored 21 off 16 balls, before Axar Patel trapped him leg-before-wicket.
Shimron Hetmyer then provided a burst of acceleration, hammering 33 off just 12 deliveries, including three sixes, before Prince Yadav caught and bowled him.
Rovman Powell added 24 off 17 balls but fell to Arshdeep Singh, caught by Sanju Samson. The dismissal brought little respite for India as Hope and Sherfane Rutherford took control of the closing overs.
Rutherford remained unbeaten on 49 off 26 balls, striking four fours and three sixes. The pair added an unbroken 91 runs for the fourth wicket, ensuring West Indies maintained their momentum and finished with a daunting total.
Hope reached his century in the final over with a six off Nitish Kumar Reddy, raising his bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and his teammates.
India began their chase aggressively, with Samson and Abhishek Sharma putting the hosts in a strong position during the powerplay. Samson was particularly destructive, reaching his half-century in just 20 balls as India raced to 80 without loss.
Samson eventually made 56 off 23 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes, before Keemo Paul dismissed him with Hetmyer taking the catch. Paul struck again soon afterwards, removing Ishan Kishan for six, and West Indies began to claw their way back into the contest.
Abhishek Sharma contributed 29 off 24 balls before falling to Gudakesh Motie. Motie then removed Naman Dhir for a golden duck, stumped by Hope, leaving India under pressure after their promising start.
Shreyas Iyer made 16 off 11 balls before being dismissed by Shamar Springer, while Tilak Varma attempted to rebuild the innings with an attacking 43 off 25 deliveries.
Tilak’s innings included two fours and three sixes, but he fell to Romario Shepherd, caught by Powell. With the asking rate climbing, Nitish Kumar Reddy launched a counterattack that briefly revived India’s hopes.
Nitish scored 41 off 20 balls, hitting a four and four sixes. He took on the West Indies bowlers in the closing overs, including striking Shamar Joseph for boundaries and clearing the ropes against Paul.
However, Paul’s return proved decisive. He dismissed Nitish, bowled Prince Yadav for a duck and then removed Axar Patel for three in the 19th over, completing a five-wicket haul that effectively ended India’s challenge.
Arshdeep Singh struck a boundary late in the innings, but India could not bridge the gap and finished 230 all out in 19.4 overs, falling 24 runs short of the target.
Paul’s figures of five for 41 were the standout performance with the ball, while Motie supported him with two for 13. Springer and Shepherd claimed a wicket each.
For India, Arshdeep, Prince Yadav and Axar Patel took one wicket apiece, but the bowlers struggled to contain Hope and Rutherford during the West Indies innings.The fourth-match victory levelled the series at 2-2, leaving the fifth and final T20I to determine the winner.