India vs West Indies T20Is: Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming

India will face West Indies in a five-match T20I series beginning October 6, with Shreyas Iyer set to lead the hosts after captaining India's men's cricket team to gold at the 2026 Asian Games.

The series follows India's 2-1 victory over West Indies in the three-match ODI series and will be played across Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru between October 6 and 17.

Tilak Varma has been named Iyer's deputy, while 10 members of India's Asian Games gold-medal-winning squad have been included in the T20I group. Three players from the ODI squad are also part of the team.

West Indies, meanwhile, have added several T20 specialists to their squad, including Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosein.

India vs West Indies T20I Series 2026 Schedule

The toss for each match is scheduled to take place 30 minutes before the start.

India vs West Indies T20I Venues

The five matches will be played at:

• Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
• JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
• Holkar Stadium, Indore
• Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
• M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

The opening T20I will be played in Lucknow on October 6.

India T20I Squad vs West Indies

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav and Naman Dhir.

Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson provide two wicketkeeping options, while the squad also contains a number of players capable of contributing in multiple disciplines.

West Indies T20I Squad vs India

Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer.

West Indies have brought several established T20 specialists into the group as they look to challenge India in the five-match series.

When and Where to Watch India vs West Indies T20Is?

All five T20Is are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST, with the toss taking place at 6:30 PM IST.

According to the supplied source, the series will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India.

The matches will also be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website.

Live scores, updates and match-related coverage will also be available online.

India vs West Indies: Recent T20I History

The series will be the first bilateral T20I series between India and West Indies since January 2022, when India won a three-match series 3-0.

The two teams have also met more recently in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens.

With India entering the series after winning the ODI leg 2-1, West Indies will now look to turn the contest around in the shortest format.

India vs West Indies 1st T20I: Lucknow Pitch Report

The Ekana Cricket Stadium surface is expected to be on the slower side, with the larger boundaries potentially making boundary-hitting more difficult.

The pitch could grip more as the match progresses, particularly after the powerplay, which may bring the spinners into greater prominence during the middle overs.

The supplied pitch assessment puts a competitive first-innings score in the region of 175-180, although conditions under lights could influence the decision at the toss.

Lucknow Weather for India vs West Indies 1st T20I

The weather forecast in Lucknow is expected to be favourable for the opening T20I, with only a 7% chance of rain indicated in the supplied forecast.

Temperatures are expected to remain around 25°C during the match, with high humidity. Winds are forecast from the west at around 9 km/h, with gusts reaching approximately 13 km/h.

The available forecast therefore suggests that rain is unlikely to cause a significant interruption to the opening game.

India vs West Indies T20Is: What to Expect

The five-match series allows India to build on its recent ODI success while handing Shreyas Iyer another leadership assignment after his Asian Games triumph.

For West Indies, the return of several T20 specialists adds experience and power to a squad that will be looking to challenge India's depth in the shortest format.

With five matches spread across five venues in 12 days, the series should also provide opportunities for several players in both squads to stake their claims ahead of their respective future T20 assignments.