India vs West Indies T20I Series 2026: Where to Watch, Schedule and Times
India play West Indies in five T20Is from Tuesday 6 October to Saturday 17 October 2026, after the three-match ODI series. JioStar lists the series as 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is, 27 September to 17 October.
Who shows it: in India, the Star Sports Network and JioHotstar (JioStar’s own campaign says “exclusively”). In the UK and Ireland, TNT Sports, under Warner Bros. Discovery’s deal for India’s home internationals, which names this tour. Other countries are listed below with their status; where we only have reports for the ODI leg, the T20Is are marked unverified.
All five T20Is start at 7:00 PM in India (13:30 UTC), per the BCCI. For each match in your own time zone, open its match page.
| Country | TV | Streaming | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Star Sports ↗ | JioHotstar ↗ | ✓ Confirmed JioStar’s campaign for the T20Is says “exclusively on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network”. JioHotstar needs a subscription. MediaBrief (JioStar’s T20I campaign) ↗ · Checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| USA | Willow TV ↗ | Willow by Cricbuzz ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Times Internet, Willow’s owner, holds the BCCI’s rights for India’s home internationals in North America through March 2028 (Sportcal), and Willow showed the ODIs of this tour. Subscription; also sold through Sling TV and Prime Video Channels. Sportcal (Times Internet / Willow BCCI rights) ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Canada | Willow TV ↗ | Willow by Cricbuzz ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Times Internet, Willow’s owner, holds the BCCI’s rights for India’s home internationals in North America through March 2028 (Sportcal), and Willow showed the ODIs of this tour. Subscription; also sold through Sling TV and Prime Video Channels. Sportcal (Times Internet / Willow BCCI rights) ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| UK and Ireland | TNT Sports ↗ | HBO Max ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Variety’s list of series in Warner Bros. Discovery’s UK and Ireland deal includes “September 2026: West Indies tour of India – 3 x ODIs, 5 x T20s”. TNT Sports says its UK streaming home is now HBO Max (the 2024 deal named discovery+). Subscription. Variety (TNT Sports’ BCCI deal for the UK and Ireland) ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Australia | Fox Cricket (Foxtel) ↗ | Kayo Sports ↗ | ? Unverified Fox Cricket and Kayo. Named for the ODI leg of this tour; the T20Is are not separately confirmed yet. Sydney and Melbourne start: 12:30 AM the next day. Third-party T20I guides also name Fox Cricket and Kayo; we could not open Foxtel’s own guide to confirm. cricketnews.com ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport ↗ | Sky Sport Now ↗ | ? Unverified Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now. Named for the ODI leg of this tour; the T20Is are not separately confirmed yet. Start: 2:30 AM the next day in New Zealand. cricketnews.com ↗ · Checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| South Africa | SuperSport Cricket ↗ | DStv Stream ↗ | ✓ Confirmed SuperSport’s own fixtures page for India v West Indies 2026/27 lists all five T20Is. DStv Premium. SuperSport fixtures ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport Cricket ↗ | DStv Stream ↗ | ✓ Confirmed SuperSport’s own fixtures page for India v West Indies 2026/27 lists all five T20Is. DStv Premium. SuperSport fixtures ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Caribbean | ESPN Caribbean | — | ? Unverified Reports disagree for the T20Is: some name ESPN Caribbean (ESPN Play), others Flow Sports / Rush Sports. ESPN Caribbean was named for this tour’s ODIs. Check both before paying. Wisden ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Pakistan | — | Tapmad ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Tapmad says fans in Pakistan can follow the whole tour live on tapmad, T20Is included, “subject to broadcast availability”. No TV channel confirmed for the T20Is. Tapmad ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Bangladesh | — | Tapmad ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Tapmad says fans in Bangladesh can check tapmad for live streaming of the series, “subject to broadcast availability”. No TV channel confirmed. Tapmad ↗ · Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Gulf / MENA | — | — | Listing pending Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | — | — | Listing pending Checked 2 Oct 2026 |
T20I schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | India (IST) | UK (BST) | US Eastern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct | India vs West Indies, 1st T20I | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
| Fri 9 Oct | India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
| Sun 11 Oct | India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
| Wed 14 Oct | India vs West Indies, 4th T20I | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
| Sat 17 Oct | India vs West Indies, 5th T20I | Bengaluru | 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
Questions
Where can I watch India vs West Indies T20Is in India?
On the Star Sports Network and on JioHotstar. JioStar’s campaign for the T20Is says “exclusively on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network”. JioHotstar needs a subscription.
Is it on Sky Sports or TNT Sports in the UK?
TNT Sports. Warner Bros. Discovery’s UK and Ireland deal for cricket hosted in India lists “September 2026: West Indies tour of India – 3 x ODIs, 5 x T20s”. Sky Sports’ own cricket listings for October show other series. TNT now names HBO Max as its UK streaming home.
What time does the 1st T20I start?
7:00 PM in India, 2:30 PM in the UK and 9:30 AM US Eastern on Tuesday 6 October 2026 (13:30 UTC), per the BCCI fixtures page.
How many T20Is are there?
Five, from 6 to 17 October 2026, after three ODIs. JioStar lists the series as 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is.
Sources
- BCCI, international fixtures ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- BCCI, India’s squad for home series against West Indies, 16 September 2026 ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- Cricket West Indies, limited-overs squads for the tour of India, 19 September 2026 ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- JioStar, India home season schedule, 25 August 2026 ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Indian cricket rights deal for the UK and Ireland, 19 January 2024 ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- TNT Sports, India v West Indies 2nd ODI report (UK streaming home: HBO Max) ↗ — checked 2 Oct 2026
- MediaBrief, JioStar’s India v West Indies T20I campaign ↗ — checked 1 Oct 2026