Live Update: No guarantees for Sooryavanshi as India look to build on Asian Games success West Indies will hope Hope is fit as they look to carry on the good work from their win in New Chandigarh The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets in a ten-ball period, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy after Australia retained the Ashes, England vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 The key question for India will centre on the personnel at the top of the order.
India had Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi open the batting at the Asian Games, with Sanju Samson coming in at No. However, they are likely to go back to picking two out of the three in the XI, with Ishan Kishan slotting in at No. Samson had a below-par time in Jan, but is likely to retain his place after back-to-back fifties in the T20Is against Afghanistan.
Abhishek is expected to be a lock in, and that could mean Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunity. The rest of the middle order is likely to feature the usual suspects in Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and Nitish Kumar Reddy. West Indies, on the other hand, will hope to carry some of the momentum from the third ODI into the T20I series.
They have brought in a few power-packed reinforcements for the T20Is in the form of Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Romario Shepherd and will want to create a few dents over the next couple of weeks. India WWWWW (last five completed T20Is, most recent first) West Indies LLWLL Shimron Hetmyer got to his second century of the season, Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Kingsmen, CPL 2026 Qualifier 2, Bridgetown, September 18, 2026 Kuldeep Yadav punches the air after dismissing John Campbell, India vs West Indies, 1st ODI, Thiruvananthuram, September 27, 2026 With Jasprit Bumrah not included in the T20Is, Arshdeep Singh is expected to lead the fast bowling unit, with Reddy, Axar Patel and Dube being the all-round oons. Ravi Bishnoi did not have the best of times at the Asian Games, and it is likely Kuldeep Yadav, who last played a T20I in February this year, will get a game.
The other selection dilemma for India will be deciding between Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav, both of whom have Lucknow as their IPL home ground. India (probable XI): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson, 3 Ishan Kishan (wk), 4 Shreyas Iyer (ct), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mayank Yadav/Prince Yadav, 11 Arshdeep Singh West Indies (probable XI): 1 Shai Hope (ct, wk), 2 Kamil Pooran, 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Shamar Springer, 8 Akeal Hosein, 9 Gudakesh Motie, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Matthew Forde Pitch No. 5, that is the centre pitch, will be in play for the Lucknow T20I.
It is a mix-soil pitch – a mixture of a red and black soil. Runs came thick and fast in Lucknow during IPL 2026, and expect much of the same come Tuesday. There has been some rain around the city, which affected the practice session of both teams on Monday.
There is, however, no rain forecast on match day. “In terms of the starting XI, like I said, we the guys just came back from an Asian game so we want to see how everybody is feeling after jetlag, after travelling and then from there make the plan.” India bowling coach Morne Morkel on Samson vs Sooryavanshi “Five T20s mean that if you’re playing in every one, the opposition can plan better for you each time. So it always about trying to stay one step ahead of the batter.
Trying to be as clever as possible and just trying to get the job done for the team. I think that’s my general game plan.” Akeal Hosein on bowling in the powerplay against hard-hitting India line-up West Indies will hope Hope is fit as they look to carry on the good work from their win in New Chandigarh Heaves… straight to deep midwicket!
A maiden T20I wicket for Naman Dhir. First look and you sense it is the lack of room. Dhir lobs it up, lands it on a length outside off and gets it to spin in.
Hope goes back to pull but is cramped for room. As a result, he hits it off the sticker on the blade and finds Axar at the deep midwicket boundary. End of a fantastic innings, one West Indies would hope to build on.
A 63-run partnership broken Inside-edge and the offstump is pegged back. Full outside off stump at 129.8kph. Pooran backs away again, trying to slice that fine.
But he can only manage a chop back onto his stumps. Pooran’s debut innings lasts just 11 balls A quick single and Hetmyer has to dive to make it in. Does he, though?
The third umpire has been called for. Hetmyer might be in trouble here. His bat is in the air as he dives in and he has to depart.
He is livid with the decision but his bat was not grounded when he made it in. Hetmyer was well in, mind you, but no part of the bat was grounded when he was inside the crease. It was a fuller ball on off, which Hope pushes to the left of Axar.
He misfields with the ball going to Iyer at cover. Hope calls Hetmyer through for the run but Iyer releases the ball quickly and Samson whips off the bails in a jiffy Another one bites the dust. Five dots, two wickets and WI are losing the plot right before the powerplay.
Axar pushes this through like he so often does on middle stump. After just two balls, Powell decides to swing this across the line and send it out of Lucknow. He misses and sees his middle and leg stump rattled Axar Patel celebrates after getting rid of Rovman Powell, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Well-judged catch running from Dhir stays Rutherford’s stay.
Full and on leg, 137kph. He flicks it but cannot get under it really. Hits it right down deep midwicket’s throat.
End of a handy little 18-ball 36-run stand with Hosein. He is furious and striking his pad with his bat while walking back Plumbest of plumb lbws and Chase is out of here! Kuldeep bowls it full on off and middle, gets it to spin in a touch.
Chase should have been forward to it but chooses to play it from the crease. He is beaten on the inside and is rped in front. Two wickets in two overs for India A second T20I wicket for Dhir and this is smart, smart bowling from the debutant!
Lobs it full and, importantly, wide outside off. Bowls it slower through the air after firing the previous one in. Shepherd looks to reach out and hit it over long-off.
Finds Tilak judging the catch to perfection on the ropes. West Indies have lost three wickets in three overs now and are in trouble Oh my word. WHAT A SENSATIONAL CATCH FROM KISHAN!
He was running to his left at deep midwicket, and looked as if he was searching for the white ball in the glare of the floodlights. And then manages to catch it back-handed while sliding, with his back almost towards where the ball came from! Kuldeep bowled the googly on a short length outside off.
And Forde thought he had enough time to pull it over the leg side. He was done in by the fielding brilliance and West Indies’ procession continues Six and out and Dhir is having a ball on his T20I debut! Back over the wicket, tosses it up, slower through the air, and lands it full on off.
It spins in a touch. That means Springer cannot get fully under it. Ends up miscuing it towards long-on, where Axar runs in and pouches it comfortably.
West Indies have now lost 5 for 28 Straight to deep midwicket and West Indies are bowled out for 171. Slower through the air, outside off on a length, 96.5kph. Hosein clears his front leg and slogs high.
Not long enough and this one is a simple catch for Kishan Inside-edge and the offstump is pegged back. Full outside off stump at 129.8kph. Pooran backs away again, trying to slice that fine.
But he can only manage a chop back onto his stumps. Pooran’s debut innings lasts just 11 balls Well-judged catch running from Dhir stays Rutherford’s stay. Full and on leg, 137kph.
He flicks it but cannot get under it really. Hits it right down deep midwicket’s throat. End of a handy little 18-ball 36-run stand with Hosein.
He is furious and striking his pad with his bat while walking back Axar Patel celebrates after getting rid of Rovman Powell, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Another one bites the dust. Five dots, two wickets and WI are losing the plot right before the powerplay. Axar pushes this through like he so often does on middle stump.
After just two balls, Powell decides to swing this across the line and send it out of Lucknow. He misses and sees his middle and leg stump rattled Straight to deep midwicket and West Indies are bowled out for 171. Slower through the air, outside off on a length, 96.5kph.
Hosein clears his front leg and slogs high. Not long enough and this one is a simple catch for Kishan Plumbest of plumb lbws and Chase is out of here! Kuldeep bowls it full on off and middle, gets it to spin in a touch.
Chase should have been forward to it but chooses to play it from the crease. He is beaten on the inside and is rped in front. Two wickets in two overs for India Oh my word.
WHAT A SENSATIONAL CATCH FROM KISHAN! He was running to his left at deep midwicket, and looked as if he was searching for the white ball in the glare of the floodlights. And then manages to catch it back-handed while sliding, with his back almost towards where the ball came from!
Kuldeep bowled the googly on a short length outside off. And Forde thought he had enough time to pull it over the leg side. He was done in by the fielding brilliance and West Indies’ procession continues Heaves…
straight to deep midwicket! A maiden T20I wicket for Naman Dhir. First look and you sense it is the lack of room.
Dhir lobs it up, lands it on a length outside off and gets it to spin in. Hope goes back to pull but is cramped for room. As a result, he hits it off the sticker on the blade and finds Axar at the deep midwicket boundary.
End of a fantastic innings, one West Indies would hope to build on. A 63-run partnership broken A second T20I wicket for Dhir and this is smart, smart bowling from the debutant! Lobs it full and, importantly, wide outside off.
Bowls it slower through the air after firing the previous one in. Shepherd looks to reach out and hit it over long-off. Finds Tilak judging the catch to perfection on the ropes.
West Indies have lost three wickets in three overs now and are in trouble Six and out and Dhir is having a ball on his T20I debut! Back over the wicket, tosses it up, slower through the air, and lands it full on off. It spins in a touch.
That means Springer cannot get fully under it. Ends up miscuing it towards long-on, where Axar runs in and pouches it comfortably. West Indies have now lost 5 for 28 Inside-edge and the offstump is pegged back.
Full outside off stump at 129.8kph. Pooran backs away again, trying to slice that fine. But he can only manage a chop back onto his stumps.
Pooran’s debut innings lasts just 11 balls A quick single and Hetmyer has to dive to make it in. Does he, though? The third umpire has been called for.
Hetmyer might be in trouble here. His bat is in the air as he dives in and he has to depart. He is livid with the decision but his bat was not grounded when he made it in.
Hetmyer was well in, mind you, but no part of the bat was grounded when he was inside the crease. It was a fuller ball on off, which Hope pushes to the left of Axar. He misfields with the ball going to Iyer at cover.
Hope calls Hetmyer through for the run but Iyer releases the ball quickly and Samson whips off the bails in a jiffy Another one bites the dust. Five dots, two wickets and WI are losing the plot right before the powerplay. Axar pushes this through like he so often does on middle stump.
After just two balls, Powell decides to swing this across the line and send it out of Lucknow. He misses and sees his middle and leg stump rattled Axar Patel celebrates after getting rid of Rovman Powell, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Heaves… straight to deep midwicket!
A maiden T20I wicket for Naman Dhir. First look and you sense it is the lack of room. Dhir lobs it up, lands it on a length outside off and gets it to spin in.
Hope goes back to pull but is cramped for room. As a result, he hits it off the sticker on the blade and finds Axar at the deep midwicket boundary. End of a fantastic innings, one West Indies would hope to build on.
A 63-run partnership broken Plumbest of plumb lbws and Chase is out of here! Kuldeep bowls it full on off and middle, gets it to spin in a touch. Chase should have been forward to it but chooses to play it from the crease.
He is beaten on the inside and is rped in front. Two wickets in two overs for India A second T20I wicket for Dhir and this is smart, smart bowling from the debutant! Lobs it full and, importantly, wide outside off.
Bowls it slower through the air after firing the previous one in. Shepherd looks to reach out and hit it over long-off. Finds Tilak judging the catch to perfection on the ropes.
West Indies have lost three wickets in three overs now and are in trouble Oh my word. WHAT A SENSATIONAL CATCH FROM KISHAN! He was running to his left at deep midwicket, and looked as if he was searching for the white ball in the glare of the floodlights.
And then manages to catch it back-handed while sliding, with his back almost towards where the ball came from! Kuldeep bowled the googly on a short length outside off. And Forde thought he had enough time to pull it over the leg side.
He was done in by the fielding brilliance and West Indies’ procession continues Six and out and Dhir is having a ball on his T20I debut! Back over the wicket, tosses it up, slower through the air, and lands it full on off. It spins in a touch.
That means Springer cannot get fully under it. Ends up miscuing it towards long-on, where Axar runs in and pouches it comfortably. West Indies have now lost 5 for 28 Well-judged catch running from Dhir stays Rutherford’s stay.
Full and on leg, 137kph. He flicks it but cannot get under it really. Hits it right down deep midwicket’s throat.
End of a handy little 18-ball 36-run stand with Hosein. He is furious and striking his pad with his bat while walking back Straight to deep midwicket and West Indies are bowled out for 171. Slower through the air, outside off on a length, 96.5kph.
Hosein clears his front leg and slogs high. Not long enough and this one is a simple catch for Kishan A soft dismissal and Hosein has a wicket in his 100th T20I. Quicker short of a length ball on middle at 93.2kph.
Samson is late on the pull and ends up splicing this gently back to the bowler who takes a comfortable catch over his head Akeal Hosein and Sherfane Rutherford celebrate Sanju Samson’s wicket, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 The change in angle works for Chase. A top catch from Hetmyer to top it off. Gently tossed up at 88.2kph with the ball spinning away from Abhishek.
He backs away again, giving himself room but has to reach for the ball. In doing so, he loses she and toe-ends to the right of Hetmyer who runs in from long-off, dives and takes an excellent catch. Abhishek falls to offspin again Shreyas Iyer hammered a 42-ball century to help India over the line, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Akeal Hosein and Sherfane Rutherford celebrate Sanju Samson’s wicket, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 A soft dismissal and Hosein has a wicket in his 100th T20I.
Quicker short of a length ball on middle at 93.2kph. Samson is late on the pull and ends up splicing this gently back to the bowler who takes a comfortable catch over his head Shreyas Iyer hammered a 42-ball century to help India over the line, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 The change in angle works for Chase. A top catch from Hetmyer to top it off.
Gently tossed up at 88.2kph with the ball spinning away from Abhishek. He backs away again, giving himself room but has to reach for the ball. In doing so, he loses she and toe-ends to the right of Hetmyer who runs in from long-off, dives and takes an excellent catch.
Abhishek falls to offspin again The change in angle works for Chase. A top catch from Hetmyer to top it off. Gently tossed up at 88.2kph with the ball spinning away from Abhishek.
He backs away again, giving himself room but has to reach for the ball. In doing so, he loses she and toe-ends to the right of Hetmyer who runs in from long-off, dives and takes an excellent catch. Abhishek falls to offspin again A soft dismissal and Hosein has a wicket in his 100th T20I.
Quicker short of a length ball on middle at 93.2kph. Samson is late on the pull and ends up splicing this gently back to the bowler who takes a comfortable catch over his head Akeal Hosein and Sherfane Rutherford celebrate Sanju Samson’s wicket, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Everyone thought he was a late-order hitter and an occasional bowler. West Indies – and India too – found out in the first T20I that Naman Dhir is a match-winning offspinner too Naman Dhir picked up two key wickets on debut, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Shreyas Iyer hammered a 42-ball century to help India over the line, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Ind vs WI, 2026 – Naman Dhir and Kamil Pooran debut in Lucknow after India opt to bowl vs West Indies India, who played all three of Kishan, Sooryavanshi and Samson at the Asian Games, went in with an extra middle-order batter in Dhir Naman Dhir got his T20I c from his Punjab team-mate Arshdeep Singh, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 IND vs WI, 1st T20I – Morne Morkel on Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav – ‘You want guys with fantastic attitudes’ Akeal Hosein silences the Eden Gardens crowd with Abhishek Sharma’s wicket, India vs West Indies, T20 World Cup Super Eight, Kolkata, March 1, 2026 Cheteshwar Pujara believes Naman Dhir can become a permanent fixture of the T20I squad if he continues to bowl well Shreyas Iyer hammered a 42-ball century to help India over the line, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 West Indies will hope Hope is fit as they look to carry on the good work from their win in New Chandigarh A general view of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Citals, IPL 2024, Mullanpur, March 23, 2024 A general view of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Citals, IPL 2024, Mullanpur, March 23, 2024 A general view of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Citals, IPL 2024, Mullanpur, March 23, 2024 IND vs WI 2026/27, IND vs WI 1st T20I Match Preview – No guarantees for Sooryavanshi as India look to build on Asian Games success IND vs WI 2026/27 India vs West Indies Match Preview: West Indies will hope Hope is fit as they look to carry on the good work from their win in New Chandigarh West Indies will hope Hope is fit as they look to carry on the good work from their win in New Chandigarh Morkel: Mayank, Prince ‘still learning the trade’ in small windows West Indies add Amir Jangoo as cover for the injured Jewel Andrew for India T20Is Ashish Pant is a sub-editor with India won by 8 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) Naman Dhir the bowler makes a mark with the six-and-out trick Shreyas Iyer’s maiden ton hands India crushing win Versatile Hosein banks on ‘data’ and ‘instincts’ against India’s hitters Pujara: ‘Lot of clarity in Iyer’s batting’ Pujara: ‘Dhir is more than a part-time bowler’
