Rain Washes Out the Bengaluru Decider, and India and West Indies Share the Series 2-2
Cut to nine overs a side, the fifth T20I got as far as India 118/5 before rain ended it, the same way India's 2022 series against South Africa ended at the same ground.
The fifth and deciding T20I between India and West Indies at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 17 October was abandoned without a result. The five match series finishes level at 2-2.
Nine overs, then rain again
Rain delayed the start and the match was reduced to nine overs a side. West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl. India raced to 118/5 in 7.4 overs: Ishan Kishan made 30 from 10 balls, Shreyas Iyer 22 from 14, and Naman Dhir was 24 not out from 6 balls when the rain returned. Keemo Paul and Shamar Springer took two wickets each.
West Indies never batted. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, added to India's squad for this match, was in the XI but did not get to bowl.
How the series went
| Match | Venue | Result | |---|---|---| | 1st T20I | Lucknow | India won by 8 wickets | | 2nd T20I | Ranchi | West Indies won by 6 wickets | | 3rd T20I | Indore | India won by 14 runs | | 4th T20I | Hyderabad | West Indies won by 24 runs | | 5th T20I | Bengaluru | No result |
The batter of the series was Shai Hope: 261 runs in four innings (52, 102 not out, 5 and 102 not out), with two hundreds that each won a match for West Indies. For India, Shreyas Iyer's 102 not out in Lucknow opened the series.
Same ground, same story
Our records show this has happened at the Chinnaswamy before. In June 2022, the fifth T20I between India and South Africa in Bengaluru was also abandoned, and that series also ended 2-2.
What comes next
India went straight on to five T20Is in New Zealand, and won the first in Christchurch on 22 October. The report from Christchurch is here.