It was an anticlimactic end to the high-scoring series as the Bengaluru weather played spoiler in the fifth and final T20 international. A nine-overs-a-side contest finally got underway after a two-hour rain delay, but another burst of rain meant it was curtains, 7.4 overs into India's innings.
India managed 118-5 on the back of Ishan Kishan’s 30 off 10 and Naman Dhir’s unbeaten 24 off six before the halt. Earlier, West Indies came back from behind twice to level the series, completing the second-highest T20I run-chase in the second game and winning the fourth game by 24 runs.
Six of the eight completed innings in the series witnessed scores of over 200. West Indies captain Shai Hope registered two centuries in this series and the joint-most (four) on the tour for any visiting batter.
ICC men’s T20I team rankings: Updated table after IND vs WI T20I seriesBoth India and West Indies retained their respective second and sixth places in the latest ICC men's T20I team rankings. However, India lost two rating points while West Indies gained one after the fifth match.
Rank Team Matches Rating 1 England 41 269 2 India 71 267 3 Australia 38 260 4 New Zealand 50 247 5 South Africa 53 243 6 Pakistan 62 240 7 West Indies 60 236 8 Bangladesh 55 222 9 Sri Lanka 52 221 10 Afghanistan 41 218 11 Ireland 29 205 12 Zimbabwe 59 202Also read: Winners and losers from India’s Test and ODI squads for New Zealand tour
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