IND vs WI Head To Head: After defeating the ODI series 2-1, the Indian team will play a 5-match T20 International series against West Indies. The first match of this series will be played on 6th October (Wednesday), which will be held at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. In this series, the command of the Indian team will be in the hands of Shreyas Iyer, while Shai Hope will captain the West Indies. The young Indian team led by Iyer will enter the T20 series with the intention of defeating West Indies. However, this is not going to be easy for the Indian team. West Indies is a two-time T20 World Cup champion, while India has won the T20 World Cup title three times. In such a situation, let us know what is the head to head record of both the teams in T20 format?
Who has the upper hand in T20?
A total of 31 T20 International matches have been played between India and West Indies so far. Out of these, the Indian team has won 20 matches. At the same time, West Indies has won 10 matches, while 1 match has been inconclusive. The last encounter between the two teams took place in the T20 World Cup 2026. In that match, India defeated West Indies by 5 wickets. Batting first, West Indies scored 195 runs. In response, Team India chased the target with 4 balls left.
West Indies’ record on Indian soil
West Indies has played 11 T20 International matches against Team India on Indian soil. Out of these, the Indian team has won 9 matches, while West Indies has won 2 matches. West Indies last defeated India in this format on 8 December 2019. Now both the teams are ready to clash once again.
India-West Indies T20 series schedule
- 1st T20: 6 October 2026 (Lucknow)
- 2nd T20: 9 October 2026 (Ranchi)
- 3rd T20: 11 October 2026 (Indore)
- 4th T20: 14 October 2026 (Hyderabad)
- Fifth T20: 17 October 2026 (Bengaluru)
Eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi
In this series, all eyes will be on 15 year old young sensation batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had performed brilliantly in the semi-finals of the Asian Games. However, till now Vaibhav Suryavanshi has not played a single international match on Indian soil. In such a situation, the fans are desperate to see him playing on Indian grounds in this series.
Indian team squad for T20 series
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Naman Dheer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.