India and West Indies: it all comes down to today!

The T20 series is tied at 2–2. The fifth and final game is in Bengaluru today.

News Nibbles Edition 2 · Saturday 17 October 2026· Page 13 of the paper

A cricket pitch: the batter, the bowler and the stumps. A drawing.

India and West Indies have played four exciting games. India won the 1st and 3rd games. West Indies won the 2nd and 4th. So the score is 2–2, and today’s game decides the winner.

Hope’s hundreds

West Indies captain Shai Hope scored 102 not out in two games! In the 2nd game, West Indies chased 250 runs to win, the most they have ever chased in a T20.

Blasters win!

The new football season (ISL) has started. Kerala Blasters won their first game 2–0 against Inter Kashi in Pune. Their next game is on Sunday, and their first home game is in Kochi on 25 October.

What does “not out” mean?

In cricket, a batter keeps batting until they are out. If the team’s innings ends and the batter is still batting, they are not out, shown with a star: 102*.

Math time: if Hope scored 102 and 102, how many runs is that altogether?

Coming up

India’s women play Zimbabwe on 18 and 20 October. India’s men’s hockey team plays the Asian Champions Trophy in Punjab from 27 October, with Harmanpreet Singh as captain.

Did you know?A T20 game has 20 overs for each team. That’s 120 balls each, if nobody bowls an extra!

Practice drillThrow a ball against a wall and catch it 20 times. Then try with your other hand!

Talk about itWho do you think will win today’s game? Why?