India and Windies will clash in the fifth and final ODI at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, November 1, 2018.
The match will start at 1:30 PM IST, 8:00 AM GMT.
India is leading the series 2-1, after a convincing win against the visitors in Mumbai on Monday. India batted first and posted 377/5 in their 50 overs with Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu scoring centuries. In reply, Windies folded for 153 runs, losing the game by 224 runs. Rohit was given the man of the match for his knock of 162 runs.
Star Sports live streaming and TV telecast details
Hotstar's app and website will be streaming the series live, but only in India and its subcontinent, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports select will telecast the match live across India. Jio TV users in India will also be able to watch the online streaming on their smartphone app.
Throwback - On this day in 2005, @msdhoni notched his highest ODI score. KaBOOM all the way 💪🏻💥💥😎 pic.twitter.com/UM3B3aTRJy
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2018
India will be pumped up after a perfect win at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday. Their batsmen are in good form, while the bowlers have just started to find their rhythm.
With one match left in the series, India would like to seal the series and have a series win against their name before they hop on the plane for Australia. Cricbuzz predicted India would play that same XI from the previous game to maintain the right balance in the team.
Here's all the action from the final training session. We are set for the 5th @paytm ODI in #Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow ✌🏽 #TeamIndia #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/TjJnuR3gXL
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2018
Windies have performed much better than anyone could have thought they would at the start of the series.
Fabian Allen might continue to take a spot in the XI, but this will force Windies not to play Devendra Bishoo. Rest of the line-up is expected to be the same.
Read: India vs West Indies 4th ODI live cricket streaming on Star Sports at 1 PM IST
Rain might spoil Windies hope to level the series
Barring the one T20I against New Zealand, the stadium has not hosted any international game.
There is very little that can be predicted about the pitch, but one thing is for sure that the boundaries in this stadium are relatively small and the outfield is really quick.
The weather forecast in Thiruvananthapuram is pretty depressing as the possibility of the rain washing out the game is pretty huge. If that happens, India will end up winning the series 2-1.
In another International game, Pakistan is playing New Zealand in the 1st T20 in Abu Dhabi, Follow the match live at Live Score: Pak v NZ first T20I online streaming on PTV Sports and SonyLiv at 15 GMT
