The India vs West Indies 5th T20I at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was abandoned because of rain on Saturday, 17 October, so the five-match series ended 2-2. India had raced to 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs of a nine-over game when the rain returned, and play could not restart. Captains Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope shared the trophy.
| Result | No result (rain) |
| Toss | West Indies, chose to bowl |
| Match | Reduced to 9 overs a side after a long rain delay |
| India | 118/5 (7.4 overs) |
| Top scorers | Ishan Kishan 30 (10), Naman Dhir 24* (6), Shreyas Iyer 22 |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 17 October 2026 |
| Series | Drawn 2-2 |
India vs West Indies 5th T20I: 48 minutes of cricket
Heavy rain in Bengaluru held up the start, and by the time the covers came off the match had been cut to nine overs a side. Hope won the toss and put India in.
India went after the bowling straight away. Ishan Kishan hit 30 off 10 balls, with three fours and two sixes, before Shamar Joseph removed him. One of his sixes, swung over long leg off Romario Shepherd, was the 100th of the series. Iyer made 22, and Naman Dhir smashed 24 not out off just six balls, with three sixes.
West Indies kept taking wickets, though, and India were 118 for 5 after 7.4 overs when the rain came back. It did not stop in time for even a five-over chase, the minimum needed for a result, and the umpires called the game off. In all, the match lasted about 48 minutes.
India vs West Indies T20I series 2026: all results
| Match | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Lucknow | India won by 8 wickets |
| 2nd T20I | Ranchi | West Indies won by 6 wickets, chasing 250 |
| 3rd T20I | Indore | India won by 14 runs |
| 4th T20I | Hyderabad | West Indies won by 24 runs |
| 5th T20I | Bengaluru | No result (rain) |
Series review: what the 2-2 tells us
Shai Hope was the player of the series in all but name
Shai Hope made two unbeaten hundreds, 102 not out in the Ranchi chase and 102 not out off 50 balls in Hyderabad. The second was his third T20I century, the most by any West Indies batter, according to Al Jazeera. He finished the first four games as the leading run-scorer on 261, with Sherfane Rutherford second on 221.
India’s batting was not the problem
India scored 223 in both the third and fourth games, and even in Bengaluru they were scoring at more than 15 an over. Iyer (159 runs), Sanju Samson (152) and Abhishek Sharma (139) were India’s top three run-scorers after four matches.
The bowling was
West Indies passed 200 in three games in a row: 252 in Ranchi, 209 for 7 in Indore and 247 for 3 in Hyderabad. That is 708 runs in three innings, and India won only one of those games. Arshdeep Singh and Naman Dhir led India’s wicket-takers with five each after four matches, but no Indian bowler controlled the scoring for long. That is the clearest lesson of the series for India’s selectors.
For West Indies, Roston Chase and Keemo Paul led the wicket-takers with six each after four games. Paul’s five-wicket haul in Hyderabad was the spell that took the series to a decider.
Read the full series
- 2nd T20I: West Indies chase 250 to level the series
- 3rd T20I: Abhishek and Arshdeep give India a 2-1 lead
- 4th T20I: Hope and Keemo Paul force a decider
Updated 17 October 2026. Run and wicket tallies are after four matches. Sources: Al Jazeera, Free Press Journal, The Sunday Guardian, Al Jazeera (4th T20I), Khel Now (series stats) and Sports Digest.
