India will go toe-to-toe with the West Indies in the first match of the five-game T20I series at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday, October 6.
India, led by Shreyas Iyer, enters this series on the back of a gold medal win in the just-completed Asian Games 2026. On the other hand, the West Indies, captained by Shai Hope, secured a 2-1 T20I series win over Sri Lanka at home in June 2026.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: India vs West Indies, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Tuesday, October 6
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
India
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
West Indies
Kamil Pooran, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
The average first-innings score across the last three T20Is at this venue was 151. Two out of three games saw the team batting first come out on top. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first and put up a big total.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Shai Hope
West Indies skipper Shai Hope has been in exceptional form and he is coming into this series on the back of a century in the third ODI.
Shivam Dube
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube is expected to do well in both the batting and bowling departments.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma scored 68 runs in two games at an average of 34 in the just-concluded Asian Games 2026 event.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan scored 100 runs in two innings at an average of 100 in the just-concluded Asian Games 2026.
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma (c), Shai Hope (vc), Ishan Kishan, Rovman Powell, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
IND vs WI, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Shai Hope, Ishan Kishan (c), Rovman Powell, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
