West Indies Tour of India 2026 Complete Schedule & Results

The West Indies will tour India in September and October 2026 for an eight-match white-ball series featuring three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and five T20 Internationals (T20Is). The tour is scheduled to begin on September 27 with the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram and conclude on October 17 with the fifth T20I in Bengaluru.

The series will form the opening part of India's 2026-27 home international season, with the West Indies becoming the first of four visiting teams scheduled to tour India during the campaign. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia will follow later in the season.

The three-match ODI series will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh before the teams move into the five-match T20I series. The T20Is will be staged in Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

The ODI series will also have significance for the West Indies as the opening two matches bring the current qualification cycle for the ICC Men's 50-Over World Cup to a close. The West Indies will subsequently need to compete in the qualification tournament for the 2027 World Cup.

West Indies Tour of India 2026 Schedule & Results

Understanding the West Indies Tour of India 2026 Format

The West Indies Tour of India 2026 will consist entirely of white-ball cricket, with the two teams playing three ODIs followed by five T20Is.

The ODI series will be played over 50 overs per side and will provide both teams with an opportunity to assess their squads ahead of the next major 50-over assignments.

The five-match T20I series will then switch the focus to the shortest international format. The matches will be played at five different venues across India, giving the players the opportunity to experience a variety of conditions during the tour.

There will be no Test matches during the West Indies' 2026 tour of India.

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Key Elements of the West Indies Tour of India 2026 Fixtures

The series brings together India, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, and a West Indies side looking to build towards its future white-ball campaigns.

India's ODI squad will be led by Shubman Gill, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj among the experienced players included. The ODI squad also contains younger options such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi and Naman Dhir.

The Indian T20I team will be captained by Shreyas Iyer, with Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav among the players selected.

West Indies will be led by Shai Hope in both formats. Their ODI squad retains much of the core that featured in recent international cricket, including Keacy Carty, Roston Chase and Jayden Seales. John Campbell also returns after recovering from a hamstring injury, while Jewel Andrew has been added following Ackeem Auguste's injury.

Shimron Hetmyer is expected to join the West Indies squad for the T20I series after being given an extended recovery period following the Caribbean Premier League. Kamil Pooran has also earned his maiden T20I call-up after an impressive CPL campaign.

Match Timings

The three ODIs are scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).

The T20Is will all be evening matches, with each game scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST.

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Venue Distribution

The West Indies Tour of India 2026 will use eight different venues, with each match of the eight-game series scheduled at a different ground.

The ODI venues are:

The T20I venues are:

The BCCI's official fixture announcement confirms the eight-city schedule, while ICC match-official appointments also list the individual venues for every match.

The wide geographical spread means both teams will experience different conditions throughout the tour, with the ODI and T20I legs each moving between multiple venues.

For a deep dive into each venue, see our cricket grounds page.

India vs West Indies Scheduling

The ODI series will be played over a seven-day period.

The opening ODI is scheduled for September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram, followed by the second match in Guwahati on September 30. The third and final ODI will then take place in New Chandigarh on October 3.

There will be a short turnaround between the end of the ODI series and the opening T20I. The first T20I is scheduled for October 6 in Lucknow.

The T20I matches will then take place on October 9, 11, 14 and 17, giving the teams a compact five-match series across 12 days.

The schedule also allows the West Indies to move progressively through northern, central and southern parts of India during the T20I leg, with the series eventually concluding in Bengaluru.

How to Use Today’s West Indies Tour of India 2026 Match Information

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The West Indies Tour of India 2026 will provide eight opportunities to watch two international sides compete across the ODI and T20I formats.

The three-match ODI series will begin in Thiruvananthapuram before moving to Guwahati and New Chandigarh. With the first two ODIs also forming part of the conclusion of the current World Cup qualification cycle, the opening part of the tour will carry particular importance for the West Indies.

Attention will then switch to T20 cricket, with five matches scheduled across Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

India will be looking to use the series as part of its preparations for the upcoming international white-ball calendar, while the West Indies will have an opportunity to test their players against one of the world's leading limited-overs teams.

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