India reached ۱۱۸-۵ after seven overs with Naman Dhir hitting ۲۴ off six balls before rain forced an end to the game.
Published On ۱۷ Oct ۲۰۲۶
India and the West Indies were forced to settle for a ۲-۲ stalemate in their five-match Twenty۲۰ International series after Saturday’s deciding match lasted just ۴۸ minutes before it met a watery end.
At Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where play began an hour and ۴۵ minutes behind schedule and the match was reduced to nine overs a side, India had reached ۱۱۸-۵ in ۷.۴ overs when the rain returned, forcing the umpires to call off play with not even a five-overs-a-side shootout possible.
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The stadium was hosting its first international fixture since the October ۲۰۲۴ Test match between India and New Zealand and more than ۲۰,۰۰۰ expectant fans braved the inclement weather.
Their patience was rewarded when India’s batters went on the rampage after being put in by West Indies captain Shai Hope, with Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and the impressive Naman Dhir – with an unbeaten ۲۴ off six balls – leading the way.
India lashed eight fours and seven sixes in their limited batting stint, with Kishan bringing up the ۱۰۰th six of the series by swinging Romario Shepherd over long leg and out of the stadium.
But then, the skies opened up again, emphatically washing away any prospect of a decisive outcome.
