Rain in Bengaluru ended the decider with the West Indies two wins up on the world champions — and a series drawn two-all. Keemo Paul took five, then withdrew; Shamar Springer got the Test call. At Stumps from BIFF Cricket — the weekly Americas cricket newscast from an ICC-accredited newsroom: the West Indies, the USA, Canada and the cricket played across the States, through the Americas' lens. In this episode: • Rain takes the decider: the fifth T20I in Bengaluru was cut to nine overs a side and abandoned with India 118 for 5 — series drawn 2-2 after Shai Hope's two hundreds (Ranchi and Hyderabad) and Keemo Paul's 5 for 41. In September the board cut international retainer fees by 25 per cent; Cricket West Indies' chief executive told Wisden a series in India "brings West Indies cricket no revenue". Daren Sammy, after the washout: because, and in spite. • Springer's Test call: Paul withdrew from the Bangladesh tour for personal and family reasons; Shamar Springer, 28, a Barbadian all-rounder with 1,043 first-class runs and 58 wickets, replaces him. Tests at Mirpur from 28 October and Sylhet from 5 November. • The USA fell to Namibia at Grand Prairie: 277 for 7 (Jayasuriya 76, Jahangir 73 not out) was chased with nine balls left. And on 12 October Mumbai Indians made Tara Norris the first player ever traded in the Women's Premier League. • Claxton's clean sweep: cricket was Jahzara Claxton's third sport. At 20 she opened the batting, took seven wickets in three matches and was Player of the Series as the West Indies women swept Zimbabwe 3-0 without Hayley Matthews. • Canada's third coach of 2026: Tejinderpal Singh, two-time Ranji Trophy winner, named head coach on 7 October — after Ingleton Liburd and Monty Desai, a 0-from-4 T20 World Cup and the ICC's suspension of funding and membership. Then two wins in Oman, and the Global T20 moves to St Vincent. • Tromp's 103 in a $100,000 final: Matthew Tromp's hundred from 56 balls won the Atlanta Open T20 for the Prime Gladiators by 24 runs over an Atlanta Fire side with Unmukt Chand and Shakib Al Hasan — a week after Shubham Ranjane was the USA's Player of the Match. 0:00 Cold open 0:10 The rundown 0:43 Rain Takes the Decider 3:14 Springer's Test Call 4:06 USA Fall to Namibia · Norris Traded 5:30 Claxton's Clean Sweep 6:08 Canada's Third Coach of 2026 7:19 Tromp's 103 in a $100K Final 8:46 That is At Stumps The features this episode is built from: Daren Sammy — India wins because, West Indies play in spite: https://youtu.be/O71u-Kbhatw Daren Sammy — retainers cut, then two wins over the world champions: https://youtu.be/7F799fOkVFw Why Mumbai Indians traded for Tara Norris: https://youtu.be/qFSzQXt4Tik Jahzara Claxton — her third sport, and Player of the Series: https://youtu.be/ahfmPbIl53k Who was the West Indies' player of the tour of India — Shai Hope, Keemo Paul, or Roston Chase? Tell us in the comments. Sources: Outlook India and The SportsTak (5th T20I, Bengaluru) · Wisden, 15 October 2026 (Chris Dehring) · CWI stakeholder address, 24 September 2026 · The News Mill (Springer named) · The Namibian, 15 October 2026 (USA v Namibia) · IANS (the Norris trade) · ESPN and the ICC (West Indies women in Zimbabwe) · Cricket Canada (T.P. Singh, 7 October 2026) · ESPN, 20 August 2026 (Monty Desai, the ICC suspension) · Ekantipur and Khel Now (Canada in Oman) · Atlanta Open T20 livestream frames (the final, 18 October 2026) Press conferences and interviews: Cricket West Indies (Daren Sammy, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Jahzara Claxton) · USA Cricket (Tara Norris) Images: Cricket West Indies (CWI Media) · Atlanta Open T20 · Cricket Canada · BCCI · Julien Silva / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · VillaFan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Narration: Powered by AI · Reporting & editing: BIFF Editorial #Cricket #WestIndies #USACricket