- Rain delays the start of the match in Bangalore
- The match will be of 9 overs each
- West Indies bowled first
IND Vs WI: Today M from Bangalore. The last i.e. 5th T20 match between India vs West Indies is being played at Chinnaswamy Stadium. But today the match was stopped by rain. Meanwhile, the start of the match was delayed due to rain at the start of the match. Finally the match started at half past nine. Each match is played in 9 overs. West Indies have won the toss and elected to bowl first. But once again the match has been stopped due to rain.
India's batting
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma came into the field to play first for the Indian team. But Abhishek Sharma got out for only 6 runs in the sound of hitting big. Then Ishaan Kishan came to play. Ishan Kishan played an aggressive innings of 30 runs. He was dismissed for 30 runs. Then captain Shreyas Iyer came to play. Sanju Samson was dismissed for 16 runs. Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 22 runs.
IND vs WI 5th T20 Live: Rain batting in Bangalore! Delayed toss, a challenge for Team India to save their dignity
West Indies bowling
The West Indies bowlers seemed to be hitting perfectly as Aaj Saamna Karo Ya Maro. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed by his chemo Paul in the opening overs. While Shamar Joseph dismissed the aggressive player Ishan Kishan. West Indies bowled brilliantly and dismissed 4 Indian batsmen in 6 overs.
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Into the orbit
Ishan Kishan got the Bengaluru crowd going with a quick-fire 3⃣0⃣(10)
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Today's final T20 match is going to be very important for both India and West Indies. Both teams are tied 2-2 in this series. So whoever wins today's match will also win this series. Now this match is going to be very tight as only 9 overs are being played. Also, as the outfield is also wet, it is not going to be easy to play here.
Indian Team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir.
Bengaluru Weather: 70% chance of rain in Bengaluru, India-West Indies match moderate; In case of cancellation, who will get the trophy?
West Indies Team: Shay Hope (captain), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfan Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Quentin Sampson, Aqeel Hussain, Shamar Joseph, Amir Jangu, Gudakesh Moti, Keemo Paul, Matthew Ford, Shamar Springer.