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India and West Indies denied a thrilling finale as rain hits final T20

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India and West Indies ended their five-match T20I series with a rain-affected match at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, resulting in a 2-2 tie. Play began an hour and 45 minutes late and was reduced to nine overs per side; India reached 118-5 in 7.4 overs before heavy rain forced the abandonment of the game. More than 20,000 fans witnessed India’s aggressive batting performance, highlighted by eight fours and seven sixes from players like Ishan Kishan and Naman Dhir.

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The decisive fifth T20 International cricket match between India and West Indies ended in a no-result due to rain on Saturday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, resulting in a 2-2 draw for the five-match series. The match was delayed nearly two hours and reduced to nine overs per side from the original twenty. India scored 118-5 in 7.4 overs before play was halted due to rain. Ishan Kishan top-scored with 30 off 10 balls, while Naman Dhir hit 24 not out off six balls. West Indies captain Shai Hope had previously won the toss and opted to bowl first. The series featured high-scoring matches, with India winning in Lucknow and Indore, followed by West Indies victories in Ranchi and Hyderabad.

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At Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where play began an hour and 45 minutes behind schedule and the match was reduced to nine overs a side, India had reached 118-5 in 7.4 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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India and West Indies denied a thrilling finale as rain hits final T20 · assertive framing

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India and the West Indies were forced to settle for a 2-2 stalemate in their five-match Twenty20 International series after Saturday’s deciding match lasted just 48 minutes before it met a watery end. asserted

it → force → end

shootout → begin → play

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all → look → Croatia

4Neto’s brace fires Chelsea past Everton but Martinez head injury mars win asserted

injury → fire → win

The stadium was hosting its first international fixture since the October 2024 Test match between India and New Zealand and more than 20,000 expectant fans braved the inclement weather. asserted

fans → host → 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 24 off six balls – leading the way. asserted

Kishan → reward → way

India lashed eight fours and seven sixes in their limited batting stint, with Kishan bringing up the 100th six of the series by swinging Romario Shepherd over long leg and out of the stadium. asserted

Kishan → lash → stadium

But then, the skies opened up again, emphatically washing away any prospect of a decisive outcome. asserted

skies → open → outcome