India-West Indies fifth T20I abandoned after rain in Bengaluru; series ends 2-2

The fifth and deciding Twenty20 International between India and West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17, 2026, was abandoned because of rain, leaving the five-match series tied 2-2. The match produced no result, according to Telangana Today, The Sentinel, The Free Press Journal and The Express Tribune, which carried a Reuters report.

How the match unfolded

Rain delayed the start. Telangana Today reports that the toss, scheduled for 6:30 pm, took place after the rain eased at about 8:30 pm, and that the match was reduced to nine overs a side with a 9:15 pm start. The Free Press Journal describes a delay of about two and a half hours. The Express Tribune reports that West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

India reached 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs before rain returned. Ishan Kishan scored 30 off 10 balls, Naman Dhir was not out on 24, Shreyas Iyer made 22 off 14 balls and Sanju Samson made 16, according to Telangana Today and The Sentinel. Shamar Springer took two wickets for 17 runs and Keemo Paul two for 34. The Express Tribune adds that opener Abhishek Sharma was bowled by Paul for 6.

The match was abandoned at 10:16 pm. Telangana Today says there was no possibility of a five-over chase of 84 for the West Indies before the 10:21 pm cut-off, and The Sentinel gives the West Indies target as 84.

The series

The series finished 2-2. The Sentinel and Telangana Today both note that the result denied West Indies a first series win in India since 2002. None of the reports read gives the results of the first four matches.

Telangana Today and The Sentinel report that India reached their fastest T20I team fifty, in 2.5 overs, during the innings. Both also say Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to the side after 1,437 days; The Express Tribune says it was his first appearance in the India T20 squad since November 2022 and that he did not get to bowl. The match was the first international at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in two years, according to Telangana Today and The Express Tribune.

What comes next

The Express Tribune says India next tour New Zealand for an all-format series starting October 22, and that West Indies visit Bangladesh for a two-match World Test Championship series.

Where reports differ

The Free Press Journal describes Iyer as India's captain in the match. The reports read give slightly different accounts of the rain delay: Telangana Today puts the toss at about 8:30 pm against a scheduled 6:30 pm, while The Free Press Journal says about two and a half hours. They agree on the final score and that no result was possible.