Rain denied India and West Indies a finish in the fifth and deciding T20I at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The contest had already been reduced to nine overs per side when India began an explosive innings, but a second spell of rain stopped play at 118/5 after 7.4 overs. West Indies never started their chase and the match ended with no result.
India vs West Indies fifth T20I result
India: 118/5 in 7.4 overs
West Indies: Did not bat
Result: No result due to rain
Series: Drawn 2-2
Player of the Series: Shai Hope, 539 runs
Ishan Kishan drives a rapid start
Ishan Kishan attacked from the outset, hitting 30 from 10 balls with three fours and two sixes. Sanju Samson contributed 16 from seven balls, while India reached 50 in only 2.5 overs—their fastest team fifty in men's T20I cricket.
West Indies strike through the middle overs
Keemo Paul removed Abhishek Sharma and captain Shreyas Iyer, who made 22 from 14 balls. Shamar Springer dismissed Samson and Tilak Varma, while Shamar Joseph accounted for Kishan. Paul and Springer finished with two wickets each.
Naman Dhir's six-ball burst
Naman Dhir gave the shortened innings another surge with an unbeaten 24 from only six balls, including three sixes. India were scoring at 15.39 runs per over when rain returned after Tilak Varma's dismissal at 7.4 overs.
Rain ends the series decider
The revised calculation would have required West Indies to chase 84 in five overs, but conditions never allowed the second innings to begin. The abandonment meant both sides shared the T20I series 2-2 after India had won the first and third matches and West Indies had taken the second and fourth.
Shai Hope named Player of the Series
Shai Hope was named Player of the Series after scoring 539 runs across the five-match contest. His prolific tour helped West Indies recover twice in the series and finish level, while India retained their long unbeaten bilateral T20I-series record at home.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's comeback cut short
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to India's T20I playing XI after nearly four years, but the rain prevented him from bowling. His selection nevertheless completed a notable international comeback at the same Bengaluru venue where he had made his T20I debut.
Key performances
- Ishan Kishan: 30 from 10 balls.
- Naman Dhir: 24 not out from six balls.
- Shreyas Iyer: 22 from 14 balls.
- Sanju Samson: 16 from seven balls.
- Keemo Paul: 2/34.
- Shamar Springer: 2/17.
- Shai Hope: Player of the Series with 539 runs.