Arshdeep Singh celebrates wicket [Source: X]In what can be called a moment of relief, Arshdeep Singh has successfully taken the wicket of West Indies batter Shai Hope. In order to chase 224 runs set by India, Hope’s survival at the crease was important for the visitors at Indore.Notably, Arshdeep Singh’s dominant strike at the stumps has kept the previous match-winning player at bay as the team celebrated the early dismissal of the wicketkeeper batter.Arshdeep Singh clean bowled Shai Hope in IND vs WI 3rd T20IArshdeep Singh took the wicket of Shai Hope very early in the match to shatter the hopes of the West Indies cricket team while chasing the monumental total. Singh, on the penultimate ball of the second over of the Windies innings, broke the middle stump to defeat Shai Hope with pace. Arshdeep bowled a good-length delivery outside the off-stump, angling in at 136 kph. ALSO READHasan Mahmud Describes Hat-Trick vs Afghanistan As An 'Amazing Feeling'Hope, having looked to push it across the line, misread the length and speed, and got beaten on the inside edge, leaving a massive gap between his bat and the pad. The ball cannoned into the middle stump as the stump went cartwheeling. Watch the clip below:BCCI @BCCI Stumps Rattled x 2⃣ ✌️ Arshdeep Singh 🤝 Naman Dhir strike TIMBER 🎯 Updates ▶️ Oct 11, 2026, 9:46 PM That let Shai Hope walk back to the pavilion with just five runs to his name and gave India an early breakthrough in the match. Interestingly enough, Shai Hope had just struck a boundary to third slip on the previous delivery before getting dismissed on the second ball.Outstanding Hope gone early in IND vs WI 3rd T20INotably, Shai Hope was one of the most consistent batters of the West Indies team till now. Hope has produced a century in the second T20I and a half-century in the first T20I. In the ODI series too, he has produced two centuries in the last two fixtures, allowing him an average of 139.00 in the ODI series. Currently, in the T20I series, he averages 79.50 at a strike rate of 182.76. Overall, Hope has produced 1,897 runs from the 72 T20I innings he has played for the West Indies.This early dismissal of Hope saw the West Indies team suffer a small tumble by the seventh over, when Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Kamil Pooran were dismissed cheaply in a span of almost 30 runs inside 11 overs. ALSO READWatch- Tilak Varma Involved In A Bizarre Run-Out In India vs West Indies 3rd T20I
