Kolkata: India won the toss and elected to field first against West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Sunday in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights.
Playing XIs
India: Sanju Samson (week), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (catch), Hardik Pandya, Thilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.
West Indies: Shai Hope (catch & tuck), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfan Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forte, Akhil Hossain, Kudkesh Moti and Shamar Joseph.
head-to-head
Historically, India and West Indies have faced each other 30 times in T20Is, with the Men in Blue leading 19-10, while one match ended in a draw.
In T20 World Cup matches, the two teams have met four times, with West Indies holding the upper hand with three wins, compared to India’s single win.
Matches: 30
India: 19
West Indies: 10
No result: 1
Form Guide
India and West Indies enter the tournament with similar momentum in their favour, as both teams have one defeat in their last five T20Is, which coincidentally came at the hands of South Africa.
Both the teams need to win the upcoming match as the winner will advance to the semi-finals.
India: W, L, W, W, W (Most recent first)
West Indies: L, W, W, W, W