India meet West Indies for match 8 of 8 in the West Indies tour of India, 2026, a T20I at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. It is listed for Saturday 17 October 2026, with the start at 19:30 IST. India have home conditions on their side, which our model counts as a small edge.
Both sides lean on their batting depth, so the contest is likely to be decided by whoever handles the big overs better. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a small ground with a true surface where scores of 200 are routine, so we expect a flat / batting surface with a first-innings score around 210–242 for India and 186–215 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. Most captains chase on a true surface because they can pace the innings to a target.