India vs West Indies 5th T20I: Who will win the trophy if the Bengaluru series decider is washed out by rain?

India vs West Indies 5th T20I: Who will win the trophy if the Bengaluru series decider is washed out by rain? originally appeared on Cricket News . Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . KEY TAKEAWAYS: India and West Indies are level at 2-2 ahead of the fifth and final T20I in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17. If rain washes out the match, the series ends level, and the two teams share it. India shared a T20I series trophy with South Africa at the same ground in June 2022. India vs West Indies series-decider risks being washed out by rain India and West Indies meet at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17. It is the fifth and final T20I of the series, and the winner takes the trophy. The series is level at 2-2 after West Indies won the fourth T20I in Hyderabad by 24 runs on October 14. But rain has already put a damper on the game. Bengaluru has been wet since Thursday, October 15, when the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms. The city recorded about 30 mm in the 24 hours to Friday morning, and waterlogging was reported on Friday as the northeast monsoon set in. Hourly weather forecast for India vs. West Indies, 5th T20I 4:00 PM : rain chance around 68% 5:00 PM : rain chance around 71% 6:00 PM (toss at 6:30): rain chance around 49% 7:00 PM (start): rain chance around 64% 8:00 PM: rain chance around 49% 9:00 PM: rain chance around 49% 10:00 PM: rain chance around 56% 11:00 PM: rain chance around 49% *All times mentioned are in local time (IST). The wet spell is not expected to ease before the decider. The IMD forecasts heavy rain and gusts of 30 to 40 kmph at one or two places in Bengaluru on Saturday, with thunderstorms and lightning. Rain also stopped both teams from training on Friday. Forecasts put the chance of rain on Saturday at around 90 per cent, with thunderstorms likely close to the 7 p.m. start. Temperatures are expected to stay between 20°C and 29°C. The ground has a SubAir drainage system, but persistent rain can still delay or shorten the game. MORE: 'His confidence is worsening': Ashwin slams India's repeated exclusion Jaiswal in ODIs What happens if the Bengaluru decider is washed out? If the match is abandoned without a result, the series ends level at 2-2, and the two teams will share the trophy. A T20I needs at least five overs per side to produce a result. If both teams bat for more than five overs, the DLS method determines the winner. MORE: Latest weather forecast for IND vs WI 5th T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium: Will rain affect the series decider in Bengaluru? Has India ever shared a T20I bilateral-series trophy? Yes. India and South Africa shared the series trophy in June 2022 at the same ground, after the fifth T20I was abandoned. Rain delayed the start and ended play after 3.3 overs, with India at 28 for 2. Rishabh Pant and Keshav Maharaj then posed with the trophy together. India have also drawn other T20I series. The table below lists five that ended in a draw, from a two-match series against Pakistan in 2012-13 to a rain-hit tour of South Africa in 2023-24. In four of them, a match was abandoned or had no result. T20I series India have drawn Series Result How it ended India v Pakistan, 2012-13 (home) 1-1 Pakistan won the first by five wickets, and India won the second by 11 runs India v Australia, October 2017 (home) 1-1 Third T20I in Hyderabad abandoned without a ball bowled Australia v India, November 2018 (away) 1-1 One match ended with no result because of rain India v South Africa, June 2022 (home) 2-2 Fifth T20I in Bengaluru abandoned after 3.3 overs, trophy shared South Africa v India, December 2023 (away) 1-1 First T20I washed out without a toss To keep up to date with all the latest cricket news and share your opinion on the biggest topics, visit our Facebook , Instagram and X (Twitter) pages.