India and West Indies are scheduled to play the fifth and final T20I at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7pm IST. BCCI’s current match details confirm the date and ground, and its published home-season schedule lists the 7pm start. The five-match series is level at 2–2, so this is the deciding game.

The finale acquired that significance after West Indies won the fourth T20I by 24 runs in Hyderabad on October 14. India had entered that match with a 2–1 series lead. For an Indian reader planning Saturday’s viewing, the useful context is not simply another fixture: both teams now have two wins, with one match left to separate them.

India won October6, West Indies October9, India October11, West Indies October14. Series2–2; fifth T20I October17, Bengaluru,7pm IST.
The four completed T20I results lead to a 2–2 series and the scheduled Bengaluru decider. Dates follow the official series schedule; the final start is shown in IST.

The fixture is Saturday evening in India

The 7pm time is the scheduled start of play, rather than a confirmed toss announcement. BCCI and ICC list squads for the fixture, but these are pools of available players rather than a final playing XI. Readers assessing a proposed team should distinguish those lists from the match-day selection.

The ICC’s series summary records India winning at Lucknow on October 6, West Indies at Ranchi on October 9, India at Indore on October 11 and West Indies at Hyderabad on October 14. That alternating sequence explains the 2–2 position without treating the next match’s winner as known. Bengaluru remains a scheduled fixture, with no toss result or playing XI yet established here.

How Hyderabad turned the finale into a decider

In Hyderabad, Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 helped West Indies reach 247/3. India began quickly, with Sanju Samson making 56 from 23 balls, but Keemo Paul removed Samson and Ishan Kishan in the fifth over and finished with five wickets. India were dismissed for 223, according to the ICC report.

The margin therefore followed both a large target and interruptions to India’s chase. Captain Shreyas Iyer told the ICC that India had failed to execute their bowling plans; that is his assessment, rather than proof of every cause of the defeat. Hope’s sustained scoring and Paul’s wicket-taking are relevant form to watch, but Hyderabad’s score does not establish how Bengaluru’s pitch will behave.

What to follow before the fifth T20I

Use BCCI’s fifth-match page for fixture updates, squads and the match-centre route as Saturday approaches; use the ICC report for the completed fourth-match score and series context. This guide confirms the fixture and offers official score routes, rather than an unverified television channel, ticket offer or free-streaming promise.

The verified answer is Saturday, October 17 at 7pm IST in Bengaluru, with the series tied 2–2. West Indies forced that situation by combining Hope’s hundred with wickets that stopped India’s chase. The next useful test is whether India can contain that scoring and build partnerships in response; the fifth match, rather than the previous scoreline alone, will settle those questions.

Earlier in this seriesHow West Indies won the second T20I at Ranchi →
Sources & context

BCCI’s current fixture and published home schedule confirm October17 at7pmIST in Bengaluru; ICC’s completed-match report supplies the2–2 series context. Squads are distinct from the playingXI. The results graphic is original.

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