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India and West Indies draw T20 cricket series 2-2 after no result in rain-hit decider

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A rain-hit final match led to a 2-2 draw between India and West Indies in their T20 cricket series on Saturday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India. The fifth game was shortened to nine-over innings per side after a delay of nearly two hours; India had scored 118-5 when rain stopped play permanently. Earlier matches saw India win the first and third games while West Indies won the second and fourth encounters.

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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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BENGALURU India Lucknow New Zealand West Indies

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India GPE · 7× West Indies GPE · 7× BENGALURU GPE · 2× New Zealand GPE · 2× Indore GPE · 1× Ishan Kishan PERSON · 1× Lucknow GPE · 1× Naman Dhir PERSON · 1× Ranchi GPE · 1× Shreyas Iyer PERSON · 1×

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Play finally began at 9:15 p.m. local time — after a delay of nearly two hours at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru — with each innings reduced from 20 to nine overs per side.

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🔮 India off to New Zealand India will head to New Zealand for a busy tour – five T20s, five ODIs and two tests, with the T20 series starting Oct. 22 in Christchurch.

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India and West Indies draw T20 cricket series 2-2 after no result in rain-hit decider · assertive framing

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A thrilling Twenty20 cricket series between India and West Indies ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday after no result in the fifth and final match because of rain. asserted

series → end → rain

Play finally began at 9:15 p.m. local time — after a delay of nearly two hours at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru — with each innings reduced from 20 to nine overs per side. asserted

innings → begin → side

India had reached 118-5 in 7.4 overs before rain prevented any further play after West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl. asserted

Indies → reach → toss

Ishan Kishan top-scored with 30 off 10 balls, hitting two sixes and three fours. asserted

Kishan → score → sixes

Shreyas Iyer contributed a 14-ball 22 and Naman Dhir hit 24 not out off only six balls, including three sixes, before the rain came down once again. asserted

rain → contribute → sixes

Play was called off at 10:21 p.m. – the last starting time to allow West Indies to bat for only five overs. asserted

Indies → call → overs

India won the first and third T20s at Lucknow and Indore by eight wickets and 14 runs, respectively, but each time West Indies bounced back. asserted

Indies → win → wickets

West Indies won the second and fourth T20s in Ranchi and Hyderabad by six wickets and 24 runs, respectively. asserted

Indies → win → wickets

West Indies skipper Shai Hope hit two centuries in the matches and was named player of the series. asserted

Hope → hit → series

India had previously won the three-match ODI series 2-1. asserted

India → win → series

India off to New Zealand India will head to New Zealand for a busy tour – five T20s, five ODIs and two tests, with the T20 series starting Oct. 22 in Christchurch. asserted

series → head → Christchurch

West Indies will tour Bangladesh for two tests starting Oct. 28 in in Dhaka. asserted

Indies → tour → Dhaka