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Shreyas Iyer and Team India face huge challenge at Chinnaswamy as West Indies dominate series.

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News18•16-10-2026, 13:49
Shreyas Iyer and Team India face huge challenge at Chinnaswamy as West Indies dominate series.
- •The T20 series is tied 2-2 as both teams head to Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the series-deciding final match.
- •Flat pitches and small boundaries have resulted in a rain of runs, troubling bowlers and raising concerns for the Indian team management.
- •West Indies batsmen Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford have dominated the series with aggressive batting and high strike rates.
- •Coach Gautam Gambhir faces a tough tactical challenge to find a winning solution against the confident Caribbean side.
Key Questions Answered
A total of 10 T20 Internationals have been played at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where India has won 4 and lost 3 out of 8 matches, while West Indies has won their only match against Sri Lanka there.
Shai Hope leads the series with 261 runs at a strike rate of 190, followed closely by Sherfane Rutherford with 188 runs at a strike rate of 188.89.
The highest T20 International total at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is 212, which was scored by both India and Afghanistan in a match that ended in a tie before India won the Super Over.





