India will go head-to-head with the West Indies in the first match of the five-game T20I series at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday, October 6.
India, captained by Shreyas Iyer, come into this series after a gold medal win against arch-rivals Pakistan in the just-completed Asian Games 2026. Meanwhile, the West Indies, led by Shai Hope, bagged a 2-1 T20I series win over Sri Lanka at home earlier in June 2026.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: India vs West Indies, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Tuesday, October 6
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score across the last three T20Is at this venue being 151, we can expect batters and bowlers to do equally well. Two out of three games saw the team batting first come out on top.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
India
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
West Indies
Kamil Pooran, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: India
These two sides have played against each other 31 times in this format. While India secured 20 wins, the West Indies have bagged only 10 victories. One encounter ended in a no result. With India having a home advantage, we can expect them to come out on top quite comfortably in this fixture.
