October 17, 2026
WASH OUT! WINDIES, INDIA SHARE T20 SERIES
Written byRoger Hasfal
The West Indies’ will have to wait longer for their first-ever series win in India since 2002 as the 5th and deciding T20 International ended in a no-result in Bengaluru to leave the series tied at 2-2.
The game which got off to a late start because of the rain was reduced to a 9 overs a side affair and saw India sent to bat first getting to 118 for 5 in the 8th over when the rain came back.
Ishan Khan topscored with 30 from 10 balls and captain Shreyas Iyer got 22 with Naman Dhir getting 24 not out.
Bowling for the West Indies Keemo Paul and Shamar Springer claimed two wickets each.
Captain Shai Hope was named the player of the series after scoring 250 runs at a strike rate of 180.
He says it was commendable what they were able to achieve – having not won a series in India in 20 plus years.
Hope also scored 278 in the One Day International series at a strike rate of 112
