West Indies arrive in India for a lengthy white-ball tour that opens India’s 2026-27 home season, running from September 27 through October 17.
ODI Schedule
- 1st ODI (D/N): September 27, Thiruvananthapuram
- 2nd ODI (D/N): September 30, Guwahati
- 3rd ODI (D/N): October 3, New Chandigarh
T20I Schedule
- 1st T20I: October 6, Lucknow
- 2nd T20I: October 9, Ranchi
- 3rd T20I: October 11, Indore
- Remaining T20Is: October 14 onward, venues confirmed closer to the series
The tour features three ODIs followed by five T20Is in total, giving both sides an extended run of matches across contrasting conditions, from the coast of Kerala to the northeast in Guwahati.
A Series With Selection Stakes
For India, the series lands right after the Asian Games campaign in Japan, meaning workload management will shape selection, particularly for players who feature in both. It’s also a chance for fringe players to state their case ahead of a stacked run of fixtures detailed in our international cricket calendar for 2026-27.
Broader Context
This tour is part of a broader West Indies away season that also included Test tours involving Pakistan and white-ball assignments against New Zealand and Australia earlier in 2026. For India, it’s the first of three home assignments before the year is out, alongside fixtures against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Track the day-to-day picture on our India next match page, and see how this series stacks up in our roundup of the most important cricket series still to come this year.