It Comes Down to Bengaluru: India and West Indies Play the Decider
The series is level at 2-2 after four high scoring games. The fifth T20I is at the Chinnaswamy Stadium at 7pm, with India watching Arshdeep Singh's fitness.
India and West Indies play the fifth and deciding T20I at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru tonight, with the first ball at 7pm IST. The series is level at 2-2.
How we got here
| Match | Venue | Result | |---|---|---| | 1st | Lucknow | India by 8 wickets | | 2nd | Ranchi | West Indies by 6 wickets | | 3rd | Indore | India by 14 runs | | 4th | Hyderabad | West Indies by 24 runs |
Totals have been big all series: West Indies chased 250 in Ranchi and made 247 in Hyderabad, and India have passed 220 three times.
The players in form
- Shai Hope has made 52, 102 not out, 5 and 102 not out, and has been the difference in both West Indies wins.
- Sanju Samson has made 82 and 56 in the last two matches India lost.
- Abhishek Sharma made 69 from 30 balls to win the match in Indore.
- Keemo Paul took 5/41 in Hyderabad.
Team news
Arshdeep Singh took a blow to the bowling shoulder in Hyderabad, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as cover. A decision on Arshdeep was due before the match.
Our numbers
Our batting predictions for the decider give every squad player's chance of a quiet innings, a solid start and a fifty. The elevens are marked automatically at the toss, and live scores follow on the match centre.