India to host West Indies for three ODIs and five T20Is in September-October 2026
India will host West Indies for an eight-match white-ball tour comprising three One-Day Internationals and five T20Is in September-October 2026, with the first ODI scheduled for Sunday, September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram.
India enter the series with a long-running advantage over West Indies in bilateral ODIs: they have not lost a bilateral ODI series to West Indies since 2006 and have won the last 16 such series between the sides. West Indies are touring India for an ODI series for the first time since 2022, and their last ODI series victory on Indian soil came in 2002-03; the source notes India have dominated the head-to-head in the 21st century.
All three ODIs are day-night fixtures set to start at 2:00 PM IST. The schedule is: 1st ODI — Sunday, September 27, 2:00 PM IST at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram; 2nd ODI — Wednesday, September 30, 2:00 PM IST at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati; 3rd ODI — Saturday, October 3, 2:00 PM IST at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
India's ODI squad named for the series reads: Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja. KL Rahul (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad. Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel (wk). Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Md. Siraj, Auqib Nabi. Ravindra Jadeja is back for the first time since January 2026.
Shai Hope will captain West Indies; their squad is listed as: Shai Hope (c & wk), Justin Greaves, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase. John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Keemo Paul, Matthew Forde. Alzarri Joseph, Jewel Andrew, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph. Vitel Lawes, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales. The source describes West Indies as possessing a strong pace attack.
Availability issues and selection context were noted: Jasprit Bumrah will be engaged in the Asian Games 2026 and Hardik Pandya is not fit, while the Asian Games competition features a Shreyas Iyer-led Indian side. That situation opened opportunities for Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Naman Dhir, and Aquib Nabi; Naman and Aquib have received their maiden ODI calls. For West Indies, Shimron Hetmyer is rested, Ackeem Auguste isn’t fit after his surgery last month, John Campbell (injury) and Jewel Andrew are making comebacks, and Jason Holder has been rested.
The three-match ODI series will begin on September 27 in Trivandrum. For more updates, follow Khel Now Cricket on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram.
