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India v West Indies, 1st T20I: India won by 8 wickets

India 172-2; our pre-match call 73%. West Indies 171; our pre-match call 27%.

India v West Indies T20I series 2026, 1st T20I

India won by 8 wickets

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7:00pm IST (day/night)Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Prediction locked in 6th October, 12:36 UTCWhen we've said 70–80%, the favourite won 158 of 198

The sides

MeasureIndiaWest Indies
Rating21733rd of 10120594th of 101
Home advantage+150Rating points–Touring
XI caps651T20Is between the XI652T20Is between the XI
Top-seven average31.1T20I batting in India27.4T20I batting in India

When India bat

+1.18 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+1.87MiddleOvers 7–15+1.01DeathOvers 16–20+0.64

When West Indies bat

+0.34 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.40MiddleOvers 7–15+0.39DeathOvers 16–20+0.20

First innings

186India bat first
162West Indies bat first
175Par
153Average here since 2019, 5 innings
199Highest here, India 2022

India v West Indies: India 73%

India are 73% to win the 1st T20I at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, West Indies 27%.

Batting first, India would make about 186 and West Indies 162, against a par of 175. First innings here since 2019 have averaged 153.

India have won 5 of their last 5 T20Is, West Indies 2 of theirs.

What total is safe?

T20Is in India since 2019

First inningsDefended
Under 1506%1 of 18
150–16929%7 of 24
170–18960%15 of 25
190–20965%11 of 17
210+92%23 of 25

The case for India

Batting standout

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer

280 runs in the last 10 T20Is. Career average 31.7, strike rate 141.

Bowling standout

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

16 wickets in the last 10 T20Is. Career economy 7.11.

The case for West Indies

Batting standout

Shai Hope

Shai Hope

380 runs in the last 10 T20Is. Career average 33.4, strike rate 142.

Bowling standout

Shamar Joseph

Shamar Joseph

16 wickets in the last 10 T20Is. Career economy 9.83.

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