IND v WI 3rd T20I in Indore: Playing XIs and Dream11 recommendations
India and West Indies will meet in the third T20I of their 2026 series at Holkar Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2026, with the contest coming after West Indies completed a record chase in the second T20I in Ranchi and the series tied at 1-1.
The second T20I in Ranchi produced several records: it was only the second occasion a team chased 250 or more in T20Is and only the second time a T20I produced more than 500 runs, with West Indies registering their highest T20I chase; the Ranchi wicket was described as very flat and favourable to batters. Forecasts for Indore predict a humid evening with humidity between 40 and 45 percent and a temperature around 29°C during game time, and Holkar Stadium is noted as one of India’s best batting tracks with shorter boundaries and a fast outfield that generally aids chasing sides because of dew.
India’s listed XI for the match is Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav. West Indies’ XI is Shai Hope (c) (wk), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Springer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph.
Khel Now’s Dream11 suggestions list wicket-keepers as Shai Hope, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson; batters as Shreyas Iyer, Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford; all-rounders as Abhishek Sharma and Romario Shepherd; and bowlers in one recommended grouping as Akeal Hosein, Mayank Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav. An alternate recommended bowling grouping appearing in the source replaces Mayank Yadav with Arshdeep Singh alongside Akeal Hosein and Kuldeep Yadav.
The published captain and vice-captain options include two sets of preferences: one lists Captain First-Choice: Sanju Samson || Captain Second-Choice: Romario Shepherd, with Vice-Captain First-Choice: Sherfane Rutherford || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Shreyas Iyer. The other set lists Captain First-Choice: Shai Hope || Captain Second-Choice: Sherfane Rutherford, with Vice-Captain First-Choice: Abhishek Sharma || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Ishan Kishan.
The piece notes that the second T20I performance could prompt India and their management to strengthen the bowling unit for the third match, adds that West Indies have struggled with consistency across formats, and states Khel Now’s view that India are backed to win this game.
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