India vs South Africa 5th T20 Highlights: Match called off after rain plays spoilsport; series ends level at 2-2

India will now head to Ireland where Hardik Pandya will lead a 17-member squad for the two T20 games on June 26 and 28. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain for the assignment. India then play one-off Test, three T20Is and as many ODIs in England!

Rishabh Pant and Keshav Maharaj pose with the trophy. Spoils shared after both sides were on level terms at 2-2 after four matches. Smiles all around.

"The way the team showed character from 0-2 down was a huge positive. We are in a nice spot as we are finding different ways to win the game. I can only think about giving my 100 per cent as a player and captain. It is for you guys to decide on how I am doing as a player and captain, I can only focus on giving my 100 per cent," says Rishabh Pant.

"We will be keen to win the Test we are going to play in England and from a personal point of view I am keen to contribute more to the team with the bat."

"Very disappointed we didn't get a full game for the end of an exciting tour. We tried a few combinations. Still a work in progress for Australia," says SA skipper Keshav Maharaj.

"You may still see changes. I am sure the future series against India will be interesting like this one. We carried our confidence from past tours at the same time we didn't want to take anything for granted."

"Really proud. Body feels good, but I don't want to talk much about it. Just want to focus on getting stronger physically and with my bowling. Most of the times I bowl two at the top and two at the end. Being a senior, I think about how to help the youngsters," says Bhuvneshwar, who picks up player-of-the-series award.

Rain played spoilsport in the all-important game and umpires had no choice but to call it off after 90 minutes. India and South Africa share honours in the five-game Twenty20 series!!!

South Africa won the opening two matches before the hosts bounced back to win the next two games with big margins. While stand-in skipper Rishabh Pant didn't record any big score in the series, he very much remains in the scheme of things for this year's T20 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar, on the other hand, was his old self, mixing his deliveries well. Seemed like he was looking to prove a point!

Series shared 2-2 but India walk off with a bunch of positives. Ishan and Ruturaj showed spark at the top, while Karthik and Hardik made a successful return to the T20 fold. Avesh and Chahal produced match-defining performances and Bhuvneshwar was among the wickets as well.

South Africa maintain their record of not losing a limited-overs series on Indian soil since 2011!

Bengaluru weather plays spoilsport! Anticlimactic end to a riveting series which could have gone either way. Just 21 balls were bowled in the fifth and final T20I when rain intervened and forced the encounter to be called off.

Handshakes are being exchanged... and the game has been called off! Teams share the series 2-2.

It's still a light drizzle and umpires Anil Choudhary and KN Anantha Padmanabhan have given an update. The cut off time for a five-over game is 10:02pm IST. The series stands 2-2 at present!

"Cut off time is 2 minutes past 10. We should be able to play by then once it is playable. We have to wait until it fully stops, can't start with a drizzle. We are in touch. 25-30 minutes is the time for mop up operations."

India made a stunning comeback in the five-match series, levelling the series 2-2 after losing the first two games. India had conceded defeats in Delhi and Cuttack before the Rishabh Pant-led side claimed the next two T20s.

In case rain forces abandonment of the match, both teams will share the trophy.

While a drizzle delayed the start, Ishan Kishan started off in a brisk manner, hitting back-to-back sixes against Keshav Maharaj in the first over. But the left-handed opener was undone by Lungi Ngidi, who unsettled Ishan with a slower delivery. 

Ngidi struck again in his next over to remove Gaikwad, who went for a lofted hit but picked out Pretorius at mid-on. With two new batters (Pant and Shreyas) in the middle, India were looking to revive the innings before a second shower interrupted the play again.

The drizzle is still steady... the play has to resume by 10:12 pm IST for a five-over game.

The drizzle is still on and we are likely to lose more overs now. Stay tuned to know about revised conditions following the rain delay.

It's still drizzling in Bengaluru. Sunil Gavaskar feels India will be looking at 120-130 if the game gets reduced to 15 overs per side.

India are 28/2 after 3.3 overs after being put to bat first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. It's not going to be a 20-over result but let's hope the riveting finale doesn't get washed out… fingers crossed!

Will be interesting to see India's batting approach after the resumption. It was a heavy shower and it will take some time for the groundstaff even if the rain settles in the next few minutes. 

Stay tuned for updated conditions! It's going to be a shorter affair and India will look to press the accelerator from the word go. 

"Going by recent form, he is playing the perfect finisher's role," Gavaskar says about Karthik going to T20 World Cup as India's designated finisher.

"He has tempered his talent with a bit of responsibility. It's good news for Indian cricket," says Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports about Hardik, who is set to lead India in the Twenty20 series in Ireland. 

India will play two games in Ireland. 

The rain is continuing to pour heavily at the Chinnaswamy. South Africa have gained upper hand with two wickets in the powerplay. But it remains to see whether both sides lose more overs. At the moment, India have time to revise their batting strategy.

It's not pouring heavily at the moment. It's a drizzle... but we will get to know about the lost overs soon. Ngidi inflicted damage with two slower deliveries which outfoxed the Indian openers. Stay tuned for live updates!

It has become a bit heavier and covers are out again! Rain stops play in Bengaluru. India 28/2 in 3.3 overs

Pant joins Shreyas in the middle but the umpire look at each other... it has started to drizzle once again.