Rain Ends 5th T20I With India on 118/5, India-West Indies Series Finishes 2-2

The fifth and final T20I between India and West Indies ended in a no result due to rain at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17. India were 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs when the rain stopped play. The match could not be restarted, and the five-match series finished level at 2-2.

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl. India lost Abhishek Sharma early. He made 6 off 4 balls and was caught by Shamar Joseph off Keemo Paul, with the score on 13. Sanju Samson then hit 16 off 7 balls with two fours and a six before Shamar Springer bowled him. Ishan Kishan kept the scoring rate high with 30 off 10 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes. He fell to a catch by Rovman Powell off Joseph, and India were 45 for 2 in 2.3 overs.

Captain Shreyas Iyer made 22 off 14 balls before he was caught by Joseph off Paul. India were 88 for 4 at that point. Tilak Varma was bowled by Springer for 7, which made it 118 for 5. Naman Dhir was the star of the closing overs. He stayed unbeaten on 24 off just 6 balls with one four and three sixes, a strike rate of 400. He and Tilak added 30 runs in just 9 balls. India scored at 15.39 runs an over in the time they batted.

Keemo Paul and Shamar Springer took two wickets each for West Indies. Paul finished with 2 for 34 in two overs, but he also bowled six wides and a no-ball. Springer took 2 for 17 in 1.4 overs. Romario Shepherd went for 24 in his only over. West Indies bowled 12 wides in the innings.

The series went down to the last match after both sides won twice. India won the first T20I by eight wickets, with Iyer scoring an unbeaten 102. West Indies won the second by six wickets, chasing 250, with Shai Hope hitting an unbeaten 102. India took the third by 14 runs in Indore. West Indies won the fourth by 24 runs in Hyderabad, with Hope scoring another unbeaten 102.

The washout means neither side could break the tie. The tour began with a three-match ODI series, which India won 2-1.