- Kishan and Dhir impress but rain forces series to end 2-2 The no-result meant India’s 12-series winning streak at home came to an end The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 It was still a significant result, ending India’s winning streak at home at 12 series and four years.
- Even in the ODIs, West Indies chased down 350 in the only match they got to bat second even though they lost 2-1.
- The excellent drainage facilities at M Chinnaswamy Stadium allowed for the match to start practically as soon as it stopped raining as a nine-over contest.
Kishan and Dhir impress but rain forces series to end 2-2 The no-result meant India’s 12-series winning streak at home came to an end The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 It was still a significant result, ending India’s winning streak at home at 12 series and four years.
Even in the ODIs, West Indies chased down 350 in the only match they got to bat second even though they lost 2-1. The excellent drainage facilities at M Chinnaswamy Stadium allowed for the match to start practically as soon as it stopped raining as a nine-over contest. West Indies won the toss, put India in, but only 7.4 overs of cricket was possible.
Blinders from Ishan Kishan and Naman Dhir led India to 118 for 5 in that brief period of play. Kishan hit two sixes in his 10-ball 30, and Dhir sent the ball into the crowd three times in his unbeaten 24 off six. Surprisingly West Indies didn’t bowl Roston Chase, the leading wicket-taker in the series.
Shamar Springer was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 1.4-0-17-2. Had the rain relented and allowed for a five-over chase, West Indies’ target would have been 84. More importantly it would have allowed for Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl for the first time in international cricket since 2022.
He might even have been allowed two overs as one bowler is allowed to bowl two overs if a T20 innings is reduced to five overs. It was not to be. However, Bhuvneshwar was also on the flight, scheduled next morning, to New Zealand where India play the first of five T20Is on Thursday.
Abhinav Mukund talks about the need for senior members to fill in the pace-bowling slots so that there’s less pressure on the newcomers Oh, off-stump goes cartwheeling! 128kph length ball outside off, it’s swinging in a touch and Samson swings down the wrong line. Beats the inside edge and hits the top of off.
Springer’s impressive series continues Paul strikes right back! The crowd is hushed as the big-hitting Abhishek falls in the first over. This is on a good length around middle and leg, Abhishek looks to whip it over midwicket again but it hits high on the bat and chips to the in-ring fielder at midwicket.
Shamar Joseph grabs it above his head and that’s a great outcome for West Indies! Kishan’s cameo comes to an end, but he has already done a lot of damage here! Back-of-length off-cutter and Kishan tries to pull it away.
Miscues it as he can’t get it off the middle, and it lobs up to mid-on’s left where Powell completes the catch Iyer can’t ride his luck for long! On a length outside off and Iyer looks to swing it away over midwicket. Miscues it and it goes straight to deep midwicket and Shamar Joseph holds on Dragged on!
Springer goes wide yorker and nails it. Tilak walks across the stumps and looks to squeeze it down the ground. Goes off the inside edge and onto the stumps Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope pose with the trophy after the shared series, India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, Bengaluru, October 17, 2026 Paul strikes right back!
The crowd is hushed as the big-hitting Abhishek falls in the first over. This is on a good length around middle and leg, Abhishek looks to whip it over midwicket again but it hits high on the bat and chips to the in-ring fielder at midwicket. Shamar Joseph grabs it above his head and that’s a great outcome for West Indies!
Iyer can’t ride his luck for long! On a length outside off and Iyer looks to swing it away over midwicket. Miscues it and it goes straight to deep midwicket and Shamar Joseph holds on Kishan’s cameo comes to an end, but he has already done a lot of damage here!
Back-of-length off-cutter and Kishan tries to pull it away. Miscues it as he can’t get it off the middle, and it lobs up to mid-on’s left where Powell completes the catch Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope pose with the trophy after the shared series, India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, Bengaluru, October 17, 2026 Oh, off-stump goes cartwheeling! 128kph length ball outside off, it’s swinging in a touch and Samson swings down the wrong line.
Beats the inside edge and hits the top of off. Springer’s impressive series continues Dragged on! Springer goes wide yorker and nails it.
Tilak walks across the stumps and looks to squeeze it down the ground. Goes off the inside edge and onto the stumps Paul strikes right back! The crowd is hushed as the big-hitting Abhishek falls in the first over.
This is on a good length around middle and leg, Abhishek looks to whip it over midwicket again but it hits high on the bat and chips to the in-ring fielder at midwicket. Shamar Joseph grabs it above his head and that’s a great outcome for West Indies! Kishan’s cameo comes to an end, but he has already done a lot of damage here!
Back-of-length off-cutter and Kishan tries to pull it away. Miscues it as he can’t get it off the middle, and it lobs up to mid-on’s left where Powell completes the catch Oh, off-stump goes cartwheeling! 128kph length ball outside off, it’s swinging in a touch and Samson swings down the wrong line.
Beats the inside edge and hits the top of off. Springer’s impressive series continues Iyer can’t ride his luck for long! On a length outside off and Iyer looks to swing it away over midwicket.
Miscues it and it goes straight to deep midwicket and Shamar Joseph holds on Dragged on! Springer goes wide yorker and nails it. Tilak walks across the stumps and looks to squeeze it down the ground.
Goes off the inside edge and onto the stumps Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope pose with the trophy after the shared series, India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, Bengaluru, October 17, 2026 The 2-2 result in India follows a semi-finals finish at the T20 World Cup and a T20I series win against Sri Lanka at home Daren Sammy oversees West Indies’ training session, West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Men’s T20 World Cup, Mumbai, February 22, 2026 “We had this mindset that we want to play aggressive cricket and see to it that we are at the top of our game,” Shreyas Iyer says Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope pose with the trophy after the shared series, India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, Bengaluru, October 17, 2026 Keemo Paul celebrates a wicket with Shai Hope, India vs West Indies, 4th T20I, Hyderabad, October 14, 2026 IND vs WI 5th T20I – Success is progress for Sammy as West Indies impress ‘in spite of the challenges’ The head coach believes his side has done well to challenge India and has ‘ticked boxes that keep us in the conversation’ Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford put on another big stand, India vs West Indies, 4th T20I, Hyderabad, October 14, 2026 India’s T20I vice-ctain on what he has changed to bat at No.5 and the positives for the team from this series Abhinav Mukund believes the high scores in T20s is a result of batters up-skilling their way to hitting sixes more frequently Abhinav Mukund talks about the need for senior members to fill in the pace-bowling slots so that there’s less pressure on the newcomers Shreyas Iyer looks at Shamar Springer’s bat after he smashed an unbeaten 11-ball 35, India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Indore, October 11, 2026 Abhinav Mukund talks about the potential changes India could look to make for the series decider against West Indies in Bengaluru The Hagley Oval drew a big crowd , England v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Christchurch, February 23, 2015 IND vs WI 2026/27, IND vs WI 5th T20I Match Report, October 17, 2026 – Kishan and Dhir impress but rain forces series to end 2-2 IND vs WI 2026/27, India vs West Indies Match Report: The no-result meant India’s 12-series winning streak at home came to an end
