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Why rain denied West Indies a historic series win in India

Rain washed out the fifth and final T20I between India and West Indies in Bengaluru on October 17, with India on 118/5 in 7.4 overs of a nine-over innings, and the five-match series ended 2-2.

West Indies needed only to win the decider in Bengaluru to take their first bilateral T20I series in India, but rain ended the match without a result.

India made 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs of a nine-over innings, and the chase never began.

The series finished 2-2, and both teams shared the trophy.

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West Indies hit 105 sixes in the series, the fourth-highest in a bilateral series between Full Members.

Their run rate of 10.98 is the highest in such a series.

After a wait of nearly three hours, the match was reduced to nine overs a side, with a powerplay of 2.4 overs, according to the same report.

India reached 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs before rain stopped play for good, according to Outlook India.

Ishan Kishan was the main scorer for India with 30 off 10 balls, according to Outlook India and Olympics.com.

Keemo Paul took two wickets in his two overs but conceded 34 runs, according to Outlook India.

Shamar Joseph dismissed Ishan Kishan, and Shamar Springer dismissed Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma, according to the same report.

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Showers returned during the innings break, and the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled in the West Indies chase, according to Outlook India.

Outlook India says West Indies needed 85 runs from five overs, while Sports Digest gives the revised target as 84 from five overs. Both agree the chase never began.

Both teams shared the series trophy, according to Outlook India and Sports Digest.

The result denied West Indies a chance to win their first bilateral T20I series on Indian soil, according to Olympics.com.

West Indies hit 105 sixes in the series, the fourth-highest tally in a bilateral T20I series between Full Member nations, according to Outlook India.

Their run rate of 10.98 in the series is the highest in such a series, ahead of New Zealand’s 10.57 on their 2026 tour of India, according to the same report.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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