Men's T20Is
India
Oddsworth T20I ranking 4thBatting ranking 1stBowling ranking 3rdICC T20I ranking 2nd3 ICC titlesHead coach Gautam Gambhir
- Won
- 71%
- Record
- 205–83
- Rating
- 2265
India T20I rating
Peak 2598
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- 7–2
New Zealand v India T20I series 2026
- 1st T20Iat New ZealandThu 22 Oct · Hagley OvalWon by 4 wickets73%
- 2nd T20Iat New ZealandSat 24 Oct · Hagley OvalWon by 4 wickets53%
- 3rd T20Iat New ZealandTue 27 Oct · Wellington Regional Stadium66%
- 4th T20Iat New ZealandFri 30 Oct · Eden Park–
- 5th T20Iat New ZealandSun 1 Nov · Seddon Park–
Also coming up
Strengths and weaknesses
Against Full Members since Oct 2024, 56 T20Is
Strongest
- Batting average 1st
- Powerplay batting 1st
- Batting against spin 1st
Weakest
- Middle-overs bowling 10th
- Death bowling 8th
- Spin bowling 8th
Batting
Bowling
Against the Full Members
189–83won–lost since 2006
69%won
| Against | P | W | L | NR | Won | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia8 Nov 2025: no result | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 65% | no result 8 Nov 2025, The Gabba |
| South Africa22 Feb 2026: lost | 36 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 60% | lost 22 Feb 2026, Narendra Modi Stadium |
| West Indies17 Oct 2026: no result | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 65% | no result 17 Oct 2026, M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| England11 Jul 2026: lost | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 53% | lost 11 Jul 2026, The Rose Bowl |
| New Zealand24 Oct 2026: won | 33 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 66% | won 24 Oct 2026, Hagley Oval |
| Sri Lanka1 Oct 2026: won | 33 | 24 | 9 | – | 73% | won 1 Oct 2026, Korogi Sports Park |
| Bangladesh24 Sept 2025: won | 18 | 17 | 1 | – | 94% | won 24 Sept 2025, Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| Pakistan3 Oct 2026: won | 18 | 15 | 3 | – | 83% | won 3 Oct 2026, Korogi Sports Park |
| Zimbabwe26 Jul 2026: won | 17 | 14 | 3 | – | 82% | won 26 Jul 2026, Harare Sports Club |
| Afghanistan17 Sept 2026: won | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 100% | won 17 Sept 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Ireland28 Jun 2026: lost | 10 | 8 | 2 | – | 80% | lost 28 Jun 2026, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont |
Form
WWWWLWL–WW
| Date | Opponent | Ground | Result | Our chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | New ZealandHagley Oval | Hagley Oval | won by 4 wickets | 53% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | New ZealandHagley Oval | Hagley Oval | won by 4 wickets | 73% |
| 17 Oct 2026 | West IndiesM Chinnaswamy Stadium | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | no result No result | – |
| 14 Oct 2026 | West IndiesRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal | lost by 24 runs | – |
| 11 Oct 2026 | West IndiesHolkar Cricket Stadium | Holkar Cricket Stadium | won by 14 runs | 76% |
| 9 Oct 2026 | West IndiesJSCA International Stadium Complex | JSCA International Stadium Complex | lost by 6 wickets | 84% |
| 6 Oct 2026 | West IndiesBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | won by 8 wickets | 81% |
| 3 Oct 2026 | PakistanKorogi Sports Park | Korogi Sports Park | won by 19 runs | 79% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Sri LankaKorogi Sports Park | Korogi Sports Park | won by 124 runs | 89% |
| 22 Sept 2026 | JapanSano International Cricket Ground | Sano International Cricket Ground | won by 2 runs | 92% |
Against our model
76wins in 97 decided T20Is since Jan 2023
73.2wins we expected
+2.8against the model
Year by year
| Year | P | W | L | T | NR | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 25 | 10 | – | 2 | 71% |
| 2025 | 21 | 16 | 3 | – | 2 | 84% |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | – | 92% |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 7 | – | 1 | 68% |
| 2022 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 74% |
2006–2021
| 2021 | 16 | 10 | 6 | – | – | 63% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 90% |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | 56% |
| 2018 | 19 | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | 78% |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 69% |
| 2016 | 21 | 15 | 5 | – | 1 | 75% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 25% |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 71% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100% |
| 2012 | 14 | 8 | 6 | – | – | 57% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 50% |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 57% |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 40% |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0% |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 86% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100% |
Predicted XI, 3rd T20I
Shreyas Iyer
4. Batter · captain
31 · Right-handed strike-rotating top-order batter · 73 T20Is · 1,743 runs
Axar Patel
5. All-rounder
32 · Left-handed finishing anchor · Left-arm orthodox spin bowler · 114 T20Is · 822 runs · 114 wkts
Tilak Varma
6. Batter
23 · Left-handed strike-rotating middle-order batter · 72 T20Is · 1,898 runs · 5 wkts
Nitish Kumar Reddy
8. All-rounder
23 · Right-handed middle-order batter · Right-arm medium-fast bowler · 11 T20Is · 181 runs · 11 wkts
The rest of the squad
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | P | W | L | D | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam GambhirBig name | 2024– | 122 | 80 | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| VVS LaxmanInterim · Big name | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Rahul DravidBig name | 2021–2024 | 163 | 114 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravi ShastriBig name | 2017–2021 | 189 | 124 | 56 | 5 | – |
| Sanjay BangarInterim · Capped | 2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Anil KumbleBig name | 2016–2017 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 4 | – |
| Sanjay BangarInterim · Capped | 2016 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ravi ShastriBig name | 2014–2016 | 73 | 43 | 25 | 4 | – |
| Duncan FletcherCapped | 2011–2015 | 171 | 92 | 62 | 9 | 1 |
| Gary KirstenBig name | 2008–2011 | 144 | 84 | 44 | 11 | 1 |
| Lalchand RajputInterim · Capped | 2007–2008 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 3 | – |
| Chandu BordeInterim · Capped | 2007 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – |
| Ravi ShastriInterim · Big name | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Greg ChappellBig name | 2005–2007 | 63 | 30 | 25 | 5 | – |
| John WrightBig name | 2000–2005 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 6 | – |
| Kapil DevBig name | 1999–2000 | – | – | – | – | – |