The excitement among the cricket fans is increasing for the West Indies Tour of India 2026. This white -ball series between India and West Indies will start from September 27, 2026. There will be 3 ODIs and then 5 T20Is scheduled for the whole tour which means fans will experience a total of 8 international matches.

India vs West Indies 2026 Schedule

The series will start with the ODI matches and the first ODI will be in Trivandrum, second in Guwahati and third in New Chandigarh. Then the teams will play the T20I series at Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Match

Date

Venue

Time

1st ODI

September 27

Trivandrum

2:00 PM IST

2nd ODI

September 30

Guwahati

2:00 PM IST

3rd ODI

October 3

New Chandigarh

2:00 PM IST

1st T20I

October 6

Lucknow

7:00 PM IST

2nd T20I

October 9

Ranchi

7:00 PM IST

3rd T20I

October 11

Indore

7:00 PM IST

4th T20I

October 14

Hyderabad

7:00 PM IST

5th T20I

October 17

Bengaluru

7:00 PM IST

Shubhman Gill to Lead India in ODIs

Shubhman Gill will be leading the team in ODIs as the captain.  Some experienced players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj are part of the Indian Squad. This ODI series will be very important because the team is preparing for the 2027 ODI World Cup. There will be a chance to test the roles and combinations of the players in the team.

Shreyas Iyer Gets T20I Captaincy

In the five-match T20I series Shreyas Iyer will be the captain of Team India. Abhishek Sahrma, Vaibhav Sooryanvanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav will be a part of T20I squad. In the T20I India will focus on aggressive batting, flexible bowling and providing international exposure to the young players. The T20I matches will start after they comeback from their Asian Games 2026 Tour.

West Indies Led by Shai Hope

The West Indies squad is also strong against India. Shai Hope is leading the West Indies team as the captain. Caribbean side also has some young and exciting names on their side too. Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran were included in the T20I squad, Jason Holder is on rest for this series. This is an important series for West Indies too for their practice before the 2027 world cup.

Final Takeaway

West Indies Tour of India 2026 will be a action and thrill packed white-ball series for Indian cricket fans. The beginning of the tour will be on September 27, 2026 with a ODI match at Trivandrum and the final match will be on October 17 with a T20I at Bengaluru.This series will be important for both the teams in terms of preparations for the 2027 Worl Cup. This tour of 8 matches will have ODI and T20I action packed formats.