India Face West Indies in Rain-Soaked T20I Decider in Bengaluru
A high-scoring, weather-hit five-match T20I series between India and West Indies reached its decider in Bengaluru on 17 October 2026, with the sides locked at 2-2.
India and West Indies met at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, 17 October 2026, for the fifth and deciding Twenty20 International of their series, with the scoreline tied 2-2 after four unpredictable, high-scoring matches. ESPNcricinfo's preview called it a 'tense decider in rainy Bengaluru', with heavy monsoon showers forecast to shorten the game and reward whichever captain won the toss. The series had already produced several of the highest totals of the year on both sides, exposing short square boundaries and tired bowling attacks, and West Indies arrived in Bengaluru buoyed by a surprise win in the fourth match that levelled the rubber. For India, the game was a last audition for several fringe batters and finishers ahead of the T20 World Cup window, while West Indies were chasing a rare bilateral series win on Indian soil. Local organisers kept the covers close at hand through the afternoon as a half-full ground braced for both rain breaks and fireworks under the lights.
