India vs West Indies 5th T20I abandoned due to rain as series ends 2-2

The Indian team took on the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing series. The two sides met at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 17th. The clash was marred by bad weather due to heavy rain at the venue, and the toss was delayed as both sides looked to play some good cricket.

After quite a delay, the match finally began, and the clash saw the West Indies win the toss and opt to bowl first. It was decided that the clash would be nine overs per side. India opened the innings with Samson and Abhishek Sharma opening the



innings. 

With Samson scoring 16 runs in 7 deliveries, Abhishek went packing on a score of six runs. Furthermore, Ishan Kishan played a good cameo, scoring 30 runs to his name in 10 deliveries. Shreyas Iyer added 22 runs to his name, with Naman Dhir going unbeaten on a score of 24 as India posted a total of 118 runs. After playing 7.4 overs, rain returned, and the game was eventually called off, with the T20I series ending at 2-2.

Brief scores:

India 118/5 in 7.4 overs (Ishan Kishan 30, Naman Dhir 24 not out; Shamar Springer 2-17, Keemo Paul 2-34) against West Indies