India vs West Indies Tour of India 2026: Match Schedule, Venues & Timings

India is scheduled to host West Indies for an eight-match white-ball series from September 27 to October 17, 2026 — three ODIs followed by five T20Is, spread across eight venues. It’s the opener to India’s 2026-27 home season and a key building block for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

West Indies arrive in India for a full white-ball tour — three ODIs and five T20Is — kicking off the home season right after India’s Asian Games commitments wrap up. It’s the longest bilateral assignment on India’s home calendar this year, and with the 2027 ODI World Cup on the horizon, this series carries more weight than a typical WI visit.

When is India vs West Indies 2026 Happening?

The series runs September 27 to October 17, 2026 — the ODI leg first, then a switch to T20Is after a short gap.

Full Match Schedule Table

Match No.	Date	Day	Venue	Local Start Time (IST)
1st ODI	September 27, 2026	Sunday	Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram	2:00 PM
2nd ODI	September 30, 2026	Wednesday	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati	2:00 PM
3rd ODI	October 3, 2026	Saturday	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh	2:00 PM
1st T20I	October 6, 2026	Tuesday	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:00 PM
2nd T20I	October 9, 2026	Friday	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi	7:00 PM
3rd T20I	October 11, 2026	Sunday	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore	7:00 PM
4th T20I	October 14, 2026	Wednesday	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	7:00 PM
5th T20I	October 17, 2026	Saturday	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	7:00 PM

Venue Deep-Dive

The ODI leg takes place across three very different conditions — Thiruvananthapuram’s coastal humidity, Guwahati’s newer pitch that tends to reward pace early, and New Chandigarh’s flatter, batting-friendly surface. The T20I leg then moves across five cities in eleven days: Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, giving both squads a genuine tour through Indian conditions rather than a repeat-venue series. Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy, historically one of the more batter-friendly grounds in the country, closes things out.

Squads

Official squads for this series haven’t been named yet. What’s known: India’s white-ball setup has shifted meaningfully this year — a new T20I captain has taken over, and the format has already seen changes in personnel and approach through the England and Ireland tours earlier this season. West Indies will bring their own settled core, built around the power-hitting, fast-bowling game that’s made them a genuine threat across white-ball cricket for years.

Key Moment to Watch

India

• A top order still settling into shape for the ODI format with the 2027 World Cup approaching, with places genuinely up for grabs
• A pace attack built to exploit the different conditions across three ODI venues, from Guwahati’s seam movement to Chandigarh’s flatter deck
• A T20I unit still finding its footing under new captaincy, using this five-match leg to test combinations across five different surfaces

West Indies

• A top-order batter capable of taking the game deep and anchoring an innings against spin on turning Indian tracks
• A pace-bowling unit that has troubled batting line-ups with extra bounce, even on subcontinental surfaces
• All-round depth that gives the middle order some balance between rebuilding and accelerating

Conclusion

Eight matches, eight venues, seventeen days on the road — this is West Indies’ biggest test of the Indian white-ball season, and India’s first real dress rehearsal for the 2027 World Cup cycle at home. September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram gets it underway.

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