India vs West India: Fifth T20 International – teams, start, lineups, Hope

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Hand, K. (2026, October 16). India vs West India: Fifth T20 International – teams, start, lineups, Hope. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/16/india-vs-west-india-firth-t20-international-teams-prediction-lineups?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-16 · by Kevin Hand

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India faces West Indies in the deciding fifth T20 International cricket match on October 17 at 7pm local time (13:30 GMT) in Bengaluru, India. Al Jazeera Sport will provide live text commentary starting from 11:30 GMT. The series is tied 2-2 after record-breaking performances by both teams, most notably a historic unbeaten knock of 162 by West Indies captain Shai Hope in the ODI match and multiple century scores in T20 matches.
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India and the West Indies are set to play the decisive fifth match of their T20 International cricket series on Saturday, October 17, at 7pm local time (13:30 GMT) in Bengaluru, India. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host this crucial game after a series that has seen both teams put up record-breaking performances. Currently tied at 2-2, the match is expected to be highly competitive given the recent form of both sides. Al Jazeera Sport will provide live text commentary and build-up starting from 11:30 GMT ahead of the game.

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🔮 Who: India vs West Indies What: Twenty20 International cricket series Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India When: Saturday, October 17, at 7pm (13:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up from 11:30 GMT before our live text commentary stream India host West Indies in the decisive T20 International series finale on Saturday after one of the most compelling white-ball tours in recent memory.
🔮 How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 13:30 GMT.
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🔮 Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up from 15:45 GMT.
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Al Jazeera Sport Bengaluru India Twenty20 International West Indies

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India GPE · 16× West Indies GPE · 11× Hope PERSON · 6× Shai Hope PERSON · 3× Al Jazeera Sport ORG · 2× Arshdeep Singh PERSON · 2× Bengaluru GPE · 2× Naman Dhir PERSON · 2× Sanju Samson PERSON · 2× Sherfane Rutherford PERSON · 2×

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🔮 Who: India vs West Indies What: Twenty20 International cricket series Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India When: Saturday, October 17, at 7pm (13:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up from 11:30 GMT before our live text commentary stream India host West Indies in the decisive T20 International series finale on Saturday after one of the most compelling white-ball tours in recent memory.

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Who: India vs West Indies What: Twenty20 International cricket series Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India When: Saturday, October 17, at 7pm (13:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have all the build-up from 11:30 GMT before our live text commentary stream India host West Indies in the decisive T20 International series finale on Saturday after one of the most compelling white-ball tours in recent memory. asserted
India → follow → memory
Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia still on, organisers say, but golf tour postponed - list 2 of 4DR Congo protests Formula 1’s ‘indefensible’ decision to race in Rwanda - list 3 of 4Infantino apologises to FIFA council but critics remain unhappy - list 4 of 4French football body urges fans and students to keep politics out of stadiums The five-game series is level at 2-2 before the match in Bengaluru after record-breaking feats by the tourists that have pushed the T20 World Cup holders to the limit. asserted
that → say → limit
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at what has become a must-not-miss showdown. asserted
what → take → look
How did West Indies tour of India begin? asserted
tour → begin → India
The teams played a three-match One-Day International to begin the white-ball tour, which saw India take an unassailable lead after opening eight-wicket wins in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati. asserted
India → play → Thiruvananthapuram
After posting a mammoth 351-7 off their 50 overs – thanks largely to KL Rahul’s 129 off 87 balls – in New Chandigarh, India would have felt they had enough on the board to claim the third match, too. uncertain
they → post → match
The opener hit 162 off 143 balls in an unbeaten knock that led his side to a five-wicket win. asserted
that → hit → win
How did the India-West Indies T20 series begin? asserted
series → begin → ?
India put the disappointment of the closing defeat in the ODI series behind them by claiming an eight-win win, with 5.2 overs to spare, in the first T20 of the series. asserted
India → put → series
Despite fifties from Hope and Sherfane Rutherford, West Indies were bowled out for 171, with Naman Dhir taking three wickets for the hosts. asserted
Dhir → bowl → hosts
Hope then hit an unbeaten 102 off only 45 balls in the second match to lead West Indies to their highest successful Twenty20 run chase. asserted
Hope → hit → chase
Hope hit nine sixes and six boundaries as the West Indies finished with 252-4 in reply to India’s 249-5. asserted
Indies → hit → 249
India restored their series lead in the third match, but only via a narrow 14-run victory. asserted
India → restore → victory
After being bowled out off the last ball of their innings, India posted 223 – led by Abhishek Sharma’s 69 off 30 balls. asserted
India → bowl → balls
Arshdeep Singh claimed three wickets as West Indies were restricted to 209-7. asserted
Indies → claim → 209
What happened in the last India-West Indies T20? asserted
What → happen → T20
It was time for the Hope show again in the fourth game of the T20 tour, as the wicketkeeper-batter hit his second century of the series. asserted
batter → hit → series
The tourists struck 247-3, having been put in, with Hope hitting an unbeaten 102. asserted
Hope → strike → 102
The total was the second-highest first innings score in T20s against India, trailing England’s 257-3 in Southampton this year. asserted
total → trail → Southampton
Opener Sanju Samson’s 56 off 23 balls set India off to a good start, but Keemo Paul’s five-wicket haul led West Indies to a 24-run series levelling win. asserted
haul → set → win
What did Shai Hope joke about his Player of the Match awards? asserted
Hope → joke → awards
Hope joked after the fourth T20 that he was worried he may have to fork out excess baggage fees after picking up his third Player of the Match award on their tour of India. uncertain
he → joke → India
“To be honest, they are a bit heavy, and we have got to look at the luggage weight,” he quipped after the win. “I think we are going to have some problems going back home. asserted
we → get → problems
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