Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Amir Jangoo, Matthew Forde, Quentin Sampson, Kamil Pooran

Bengaluru has had its fair share of rain over the past few days, and there is a forecast for more showers tonight.

That said, the Chinnaswamy Stadium boasts one of the best drainage systems around, which should help minimise delays and ensure that even if the rain does make an appearance, we could still have plenty of action on offe

18:30 Local Time, 13:00 GMT: The toss has been delayed. The drizzle has also picked up pace, it is a heavier now. "Stands about 50% filled," pings Deepu, and they are being entertained by the DJ.

 The two teams are in the dressing room looking quite relaxed and waiting for the rain to stop.

@Narper wrote:

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Short boundaries and high altitude makes the Chinnaswamy track a heaven for batters in the limited-overs formats. Many big scores have been posted and chased down with immense ease. While it’s a batting paradise in the shorter format of the game, the track tends to help the pacers in Test cricket. One of the few Indian grounds to boast of a pitch with plenty of spice, many pacers have loved exhibiting their wares in the five-day version of the game.

We will start losing overs at 7.30pm. And the cutoff for a 5-overs-a-side match is 9.41pm.

Nuff rain

18:50 Local Time, 13:20 GMT: "We will start losing overs after 30 minutes of lost time; latest start for a 5-over game is 9:41 PM - official scorer informs." - pings Deepu.

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