India meet West Indies for match 3 of 8 in the West Indies tour of India, 2026, a ODI at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. It is listed for Saturday 3 October 2026, with the start at 19:30 IST. India have home conditions on their side, which our model counts as a small edge.
India's edge is their batting depth, while West Indies's is their pace attack. The side whose strength suits Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium gets the first say. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium is a newer ground with pace and bounce for the seamers early, so we expect a pace & bounce surface with a first-innings score around 280–326 for India and 248–289 for West Indies.
Conditions look settled, so the surface and the toss should matter more than the weather. The toss lean is to bowl first. Early movement makes bowling first attractive while the surface still has life.