India-West Indies decider abandoned: What happened, what the reports disagree on

What happened: the fifth T20I in Bengaluru was abandoned after India made 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs of a nine-over innings.

Result: no result, and the series ended 2-2 with the trophy shared.

Disagreement: the revised target is given as 85 from five overs by Outlook India and 84 from five overs by Sports Digest, though the chase never began.

Record: West Indies’ run rate of 10.98 is the highest in a bilateral T20I series between Full Member nations, according to Outlook India.

Not reported: a player of the series.

West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and chose to bowl first, according to Outlook India.

After a wait of nearly three hours, the match was reduced to nine overs a side, with a powerplay of 2.4 overs, according to the same report.

India reached 118 for 5 in 7.4 overs before rain stopped play for good, according to Outlook India.

Ishan Kishan was the main scorer for India with 30 off 10 balls, according to Outlook India and Olympics.com.

Keemo Paul took two wickets in his two overs but conceded 34 runs, according to Outlook India.

Shamar Joseph dismissed Ishan Kishan, and Shamar Springer dismissed Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma, according to the same report.

Showers returned during the innings break, and the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled in the West Indies chase, according to Outlook India.

Outlook India says West Indies needed 85 runs from five overs, while Sports Digest gives the revised target as 84 from five overs. Both agree the chase never began.

Both teams shared the series trophy, according to Outlook India and Sports Digest.

The result denied West Indies a chance to win their first bilateral T20I series on Indian soil, according to Olympics.com.

West Indies hit 105 sixes in the series, the fourth-highest tally in a bilateral T20I series between Full Member nations, according to Outlook India.

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