India vs West Indies 5th T20I Live Score: India Look To Test Bench Strength vs West Indies

07.08.2022 - 16:49 sports.ndtv.com

IND vs WI, 5th T20I Live Updates: India face West Indies in the fifth and final T20I at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.

With the series already in the bag, India would look to test their bench strength ahead of the Asia Cup, which starts later this month.

India lead the series 3-1 after Rishabh Pant and the bowlers fired the team to comprehensive win last night. West Indies, on the other hand, eye a consolation win after disastrous in the last two matches. (LIVE SCORECARD) After three exciting ODI matches and four enthralling T20Is, it’s time for the fifth T20I and the final game of India’s tour of West Indies and USA to get underway.

India have have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead and have sealed the 5-match T20I series. Less than 24 hours back, India put on yet another clinical performance and got over the line to clinch the fourth game and the series.

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West Indies' season of white ball woe continued on Wednesday when New Zealand completed a 13-run win in the first T20 International of a three-match series at Sabina Park in Jamaica. Fresh from a successful European sojourn, the Black Caps posted a formidable 185 for five batting first in a rain-interrupted innings before their premier bowlers combined to limit the Caribbean side to 172 for seven in reply.

India vs West Indies, 5th T20I: Shreyas Iyer, Spinners Star As India Thrash West Indies By 88 Runs

Shreyas Iyer roared back to form with a stroke-filled 64 while the spinners picked up all the 10 wickets as India recorded yet another one-sided 88-run victory over West Indies to wrap up the five-match T20 International series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin here. It was Iyer's half-century and useful contributions from Deepak Hooda (38 off 25 balls) and stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya's (28 off 16 balls) cameo that propelled India to 188 for 7 in 20 overs after being put in to bat.

India vs West Indies, 5th T20I Highlights: Shreyas Iyer, spinners complete 4-1 Windies rout as India win final game by 88 runs

It was Iyer's half-century and useful contributions from Deepak Hooda (38 off 25 balls) and stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya's (28 off 16 balls) cameo that propelled India to 188 for 7 in 20 overs after being put in to bat. Then, Pandya handed the new ball to Axar Patel (3-1-15-3), who quickly removed makeshift opener Jason Holder (0), Shamarah Brooks (13) and Devon Thomas (10) with three arm balls on a track where balls stopped and gripped off the surface.

India seal T20 series against West Indies

India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match Twenty20 series against West Indies by winning the fourth T20 in Lauderhill by 59 runs on Saturday, thanks to a combined effort from the team.

India vs West Indies, 4th T20I Highlights: Rohit Sharma's India ensures another series win after beating West Indies by 59 runs

Rohit Sharma maintained his unbeaten record as captain in bilateral T20Is after India made short work of West Indies by 59 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday. It was a perfect weekend for the NRIs in and around Florida, as India first scored 191 for 5 with useful knocks from Rishabh Pant (44 off 31 balls) and skipper Rohit Sharma (33 off 16 balls), and a cameo from Axar Patel (20 not out off 8 balls). On a ground where the highest successful run-chase by any team is 98, a target of 192 was simply out of question, and the West Indies innings folded for a lowly 132 in 19.1 overs. As It Happened

Harshal Patel Ruled Out Of T20I Series Against West Indies With Injury

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that pacer Harshal Patel has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth T20Is against West Indies due to an injury. The board said in a statement that Harshal is yet to recover from his rib injury and this is the reason behind him being ruled out of the series. It is important to note that Harshal did not feature in a single match in the ongoing T20I series.