India vs West Indies 5th T20I in Bengaluru Delayed as Teams Wait on Toss

Start Delayed at the Chinnaswamy

The fifth men's International Twenty20 between India and West Indies, scheduled for Saturday 17 October 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, has been delayed, with the match start pushed back from the scheduled 14:30 UK time slot. As of now, no revised start time has been confirmed, and the game is yet to get under way.

Teams Still to Be Named

With the toss still to take place, neither side has been able to confirm its line-up. According to the match information available, teams will be announced at the toss, and both the India and West Indies starting XIs remain blank pending that moment. The delay has left the playing combinations for both sides up in the air.

Match Details

Fixture: India vs West Indies, 5th T20I (Men's International Twenty20 Match)
Date: Saturday 17 October 2026
Scheduled start: 14:30 UK time
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Status: Match start delayed; teams to be announced at the toss

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Context of the Tour

The T20I leg brings the West Indies' 2026 tour of India to its closing stages. Earlier in the trip, India completed a 3-0 clean sweep of the three-match One Day International series. India took the opening ODI and then sealed the series with a win in the second ODI in Guwahati on 30 September 2026, as reported at the time, before wrapping up the final match of the ODI series at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on 3 October 2026 — the venue's first-ever men's ODI.

The fifth T20I in Bengaluru now stands as the deciding fixture of the T20I series, though the delay means the contest is yet to begin and the team selections for both India and West Indies remain unconfirmed.