The Indian cricket team has recently concluded an exciting three-match ODI series against West Indies, the last match of which was played on 3 October. After the spectacular matches of the ODI series, now the eyes of cricket lovers are fixed on the upcoming T20 International series between India and West Indies. The Caribbean team on Indian tour will now take the field after the ODI to give a tough competition to Team India in the T20 format. A total of 5 T20 match series is to be played between the two teams, which is going to start in a very exciting manner. When and where will the first T20 match be played? The first match of this T20 series between India and West Indies will be played on 6 October (Tuesday). This match will be held at the historic Ekana Cricket Stadium (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium) in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The stadium is expected to be packed in support of the Indian team playing at home. According to Indian time, this match will start at 7:00 pm, while the toss will be thrown half an hour before the match i.e. at 6:30 pm. Complete schedule of India vs West Indies T20 series The complete list of dates and venues of all five T20 matches between the two teams is as follows: First T20 match: 6 October (Tuesday), Lucknow Second T20 match: 9 October (Friday), Ranchi Third T20 match: 11 October (Sunday), Indore Fourth T20 match: 14 October (Wednesday), Hyderabad Fifth T20 match: 17 October (Saturday), Bengaluru Head-to-head statistics: Who has the upper hand? If we look at the cricket history till now between India and West Indies in the T20 format, then in terms of statistics, Team India seems to have the upper hand. A total of 31 T20 International matches have been played between the two teams so far. In these matches, the Indian team has demonstrated its excellent ability and has won 20 matches, while the West Indies team has got success in 10 matches. Apart from this, 1 match ended without any result. In the upcoming series also, fans are hoping that the Indian team will further strengthen its excellent record. Squads of both teams Indian T20 squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav. West Indies T20 squad: Shai Hope (captain/wk), Akil Hussain, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Moti, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Ford, Kamil Pooran, Quentin Sampson, Jewel Andrew (wk), Shamar Joseph and Amir Jungu.
