India will take on West Indies in the rain-curtailed fifth T20I at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday without all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
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Nitish, who has featured in the third and fourth games of the series, misses the series decider due to illness.
Shivam Dube, who played the opening two T20Is, will replace the 23-year-old in the side.
Nitish, who made his T20I debut in 2024, has featured in nine matches for the men in Blue. He has 10 wickets to his name and a high score of 74.
West Indies has won the toss and bowl first in the nine overs a side contest.
Published on Oct 17, 2026
