India tour of West Indies: Full schedule, venues, timing

India will begin their tour of West Indies from August 3

St John's, June 13: West Indies have announced the schedule for their full series against India in August. India and West Indies will play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. The series will also mark the beginning of the World Test Championship.

The West Indies and India will play two Tests - from August 22 to 26 at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua and from August 30 to September 3 at Sabina Park in Jamaica during the five-week Tour, which also includes three Twenty20 and three One-day Internationals.

The two Tests will open the new ICC World Test Championship, which will be played over the next two years and has been introduced to give greater context and competition in the "Ultimate Test" of the game, combining strategy, skill and endurance.

"The West Indies and India have a long and colourful rivalry, and the Series will bring more thrilling competition across every format of the game," said Cricket West Indies CEO Jonny Grave.

"We'll be seeing some of the World's best players go head to head in T20Is, ODIs and then in the new World Test Championship. West Indies fans, young and old, will have the opportunity to see some incredible cricket," he said.

The series starts with three T20Is, with the first two matches being contested back-to-back on the weekend of August 3 and 4 at the Broward County Stadium. Lauderhill, Florida, USA.

Only one of the two T20Is produced a result when the two sides played at this venue three years ago before sell-out crowds, with the second match ending in a no-result, due to a rain and technical delay.

In the first match of the series, India's KL Rahul scored the second-fastest T20I century off only 46 balls, eventually finishing on 110 not out for the highest international score in the venue's history.

The two teams also the posted the highest international innings totals in the venue's history for a World record of 489 runs, with the West Indies winning by one run, thanks to an even hundred off 49 balls from left-handed opener Evin Lewis.

"We're excited to bring two more T20Is to Florida, giving the West Indies diaspora in North America the opportunity to watch the team play 'live' and in person," said CWI commercial, marketing and communications director, Dominic Warne.

"This continues our plans of growing our audience and the game's appeal in North America to increase participation and investment back into the West Indies. The series will provide a chance for a growing audience in the United States, who follow the West Indies, to experience the fast-paced action of the T20 format."

The last of the three T20Is will be played on August 6 at the National Stadium in Guyana, where the series also transitions to the 50 overs-a-side format with the first ODI taking place on August 8, the first time in three decades the two sides will contest an ODI in the South American nation.

The ODI series concludes with matches - on August 11 and 14 - at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

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