Archive · 4 Oct 2026
India and West Indies Name T20I Squads After ODI Series
India and West Indies are getting ready to play five cricket matches in the T20 format.
India won their earlier ODI series 2-1.
The first T20I is scheduled for October 6 in Lucknow.
The other matches are planned for Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
Shreyas Iyer will lead India, and Tilak Varma will be vice-captain.
Shai Hope will lead West Indies.
Some players from each team’s ODI squad will also play in the T20Is.
India has rested Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar for the series.
India, fresh from a 2-1 ODI series win, will play West Indies in five T20Is.
The series is scheduled to begin October 6 in Lucknow, with matches in four other Indian cities through October 17.
Only Naman Dhir, Kuldeep Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy are listed as playing in both India’s ODI and T20I squads.
Shreyas Iyer will captain India, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain; Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar are rested.
Seven West Indies ODI squad members are also in its T20I squad, led by captain and wicketkeeper Shai Hope.
- Who
- India and West Indies; Shreyas Iyer captains India and Shai Hope captains West Indies.
- What
- A five-match T20I series following India’s 2-1 ODI series win.
- When
- The first match is scheduled for October 6, 2026; the remaining matches are scheduled for October 9, 11, 14 and 17.
- Where
- The matches are scheduled for Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- The article presents the squads and schedule for the T20I series after the teams’ ODI series.
- India ODI series result
- India won 2-1.
- T20I series
- Five matches.
- First match
- October 6, 2026, at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
- Remaining match dates
- October 9, 11, 14 and 17.
- India captain and vice-captain
- Shreyas Iyer is captain; Tilak Varma is vice-captain.
- West Indies captain
- Shai Hope.
- India players rested
- Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar.
- Squad overlap
- Three India ODI squad members and seven West Indies ODI squad members are listed in their respective T20I squads.