It has been a pulsating series between India and the West Indies with plenty of runs being scored. It was the home team that began the series in style with a win in Lucknow thanks to Shreyas Iyer’s amazing ton. West Indies then chased down a huge total in Ranchi to square the series. 

The third game saw the Men in Blue win by 14 runs thanks to their bowlers coming to the party. The fourth game in Hyderabad witnessed a century from Shai Hope, and a fifer from Keemo Paul earned their side the win by 23 runs. Now action moves to Bengaluru for what is a perfect finale. 

IND vs WI 5th T20I: Weather report

It has been raining in Bengaluru for the last few days, and the downpour is expected to continue even on Saturday. There is a 70% chance of rain close to 7:00 PM IST, which is the stipulated time for play to start. The intensity of the rain is not expected to drop, and conditions will be windy as well. It looks highly unlikely that we could have any play based on the weather forecast. 

IND vs WI: Pitch report

If the rain god decides to relent and let some play happen, the ground will take just 20 minutes to get ready. The pitch being under covers would mean that there will be enough in the track for the bowlers, a welcome relief considering the batters have held fort so far. The best time to bat will be the powerplay overs, but that is also the best time for the seamers to take wickets.

IND vs WI – Playing XIs

India – Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.

West Indies –Shai Hope, Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph

IND vs WI: Squads

India – Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies - Shai Hope (C), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Amir Jangoo, Matthew Forde, Quentin Sampson, Kamil Pooran.