India vs West Indies, 5th T20I LIVE updates: Match heading towards washout as rain persists in Bengaluru

October 17, 2026 admin 15 Views 0 Comments

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the fifth T20I between India and West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17.

UPDATE FROM THE VENUE

N. Sudarshan from the ground reports that it is still continuing to rain and that the game is likely to be called off. the cut off for the start of a 5-over game is 9.41 pm, so we will know the status of this contest by 9.11 pm.

WEATHER UPDATE

The toss has been delayed due to persistent rain in Bengaluru. There is no update yet about when the match will begin.

WEST INDIES SEEKS TO MAKE HISTORY

If Hope and Co. can secure victory in Bengaluru, it will become the first team to hand India a bilateral series defeat since February 2019.

India has won its last 12 home bilateral series in a row, a streak stretching back to before the 2022 T20 World Cup.

SQUADS

India: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Sanju Samson [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer