As the series is tied at 2-2, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is all set to host the decider between India (IND) and the West Indies (WI) on Saturday, October 17, as the evening is set to determine the winner of the five-match assignment.
India have been on a roll in the series, showing brilliant play throughout, with their campaign opening with an eight-wicket win in the Lucknow opener. They had to face a bitter loss in their next clash, but Indore brought another stroke of brilliance by an all-round Indian attack, winning the third T20I. The Caribbeans thumped them in the fourth, and thus, they will now be looking to have the last laugh.
West Indies, on the other hand, have had a mixed run in the series, having won the second and fourth matches but conceding a couple of them out of four thus far. In a bid to stamp their dominance on Indian soil, the Shai Hope-led side will be looking to produce a memorable performance and clinch the series 3-2 to mark a perfect sign off from the tour.
IND vs WI: Match Details
| Match | India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, West Indies tour of India 2026 |
| Date and Time (IST) | Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:00 PM |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Broadcast and Live Streaming | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App and Website) |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru: Pitch Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is famous for offering high-scoring thrillers, especially in T20Is, given the flat and hard pitch and relatively smaller boundary dimensions. The game on Saturday is expected to offer a lot of assistance to the batters. Among bowlers, spinners who dare to give flight to the ball may extract something out of the surface, but overall, they will have to keep using variations to good effect to put a stoppage on the boundaries. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first is an ideal choice here.
IND vs WI: Head-to-Head T20I Record
| Matches played | 35 |
| Won by India | 22 |
| Won by the West Indies | 12 |
| Tied / No Results | 01 |
| First-ever fixture | June 12, 2009 (West Indies won) |
| Most recent fixture | October 14, 2026 (West Indies won) |
IND vs WI: Predicted Playing 11s
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK)/Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
West Indies
Shai Hope (C & WK), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
IND vs WI: Probable Best Performers of the Match
Probable Best Batter: Shai Hope
Shai Hope has struck a couple of centuries in the series already and doesn't seem in any mood to stop. Now, he also has the most number of hundreds by a batter in T20Is for the West Indies, with his tally reading three. With great form, confidence, and skills backing him, Hope will be looking to play a match-winning knock for the visiting team on Saturday.
Probable Best Bowler: Prince Yadav
Prince Yadav has been extremely impressive in the T20I series, having been able to control the flow of runs in high-scoring encounters while also picking breakthroughs here and there. It will be extremely interesting to see if he can manage his line and lengths to good effect at Chinnaswamy, since the pitch will offer him good bounce, pace, and carry.
