India vs West Indies LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Shai Hope Punishes Indian Bowlers After Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel Strike

India vs West Indies T20I Series LIVE: 4, 4, 6 - Axar Faces Music

Kuldeep is not the only one! Now Axar faces the music too. The partnership of Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford is going ruthless. He is hit for two fours and one six in the 11th over. Rutherford impressed with an uncharacteristic reverse sweep and then a slogsweep. 

West Indies 100/3 in 11 overs 

Oct 06, 2026 20:06 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: Kuldeep Punished

India have failed to take advantage of the Powerplay show. Kuldeepyadav is getting hammered here! He concedes 15 runs in his second over. First Sherfane Rutherford clears him over long-off and then Shai Hope hits him over deep mid-wicket. 

West Indies 76/3 after 9 overs

Oct 06, 2026 19:49 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: 3rd ONE!

What is happenning here! Axar Patel bowls out Rovman Powell. It was a wild slogsweep and Rovman Powell departs. He cleared misread the spin

Powell b Axar Patel 0(3)

Oct 06, 2026 19:47 (IST)

India vs West Indies T20I Series LIVE: Another one!

It's does not take India long for the second wicket. It's Axar Patel. Shimron Hetmyer is run out! He is not happy that he has been given out. He is discussing it with the umpires. It was a misfield and the West Indies thoughT to take a chance. The ball deflected off Axar Patel's left hand, Shreyas then threw the ball to Sanju Samson, who dislodged the stumps. Hetmyer thought at least some part of his bat was behind the line.

Shimron Hetmyer run out (Shreyas Iyer/Sanju Samson) 5(2) [4s-1]

Oct 06, 2026 19:41 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: OUT!

The veteran Arshdeep Singh gets the first breakthrough! On the third ball of the fifth over, Arshdeep Singh bowls Kamil Pooran. The West Indies batter is disappointed. It was a fuller delivery, Pooran reaches for a drive but inside-edged the ball on to off-stump.

Kamil Pooran b Arshdeep Singh 12(11) [4s-2]

Oct 06, 2026 19:28 (IST)

West Indies vs India LIVE: All quiet so far

After that 16-run over, Arshdeep Singh tidies things up with a 7-run over. Spin is introduced in the next over! It's Axar Patel and he gives away just 8 runs. Kamil Pooran hits him one four over off. India though will be happy with a quiet Powerplay!

Oct 06, 2026 19:17 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: 16-run over

A 16-run over! That was not the start that India and Mayank Yadav were expecting. Among active Indian cricketers, Mayank Yadav is the fastest bowler with a 156.7 kmph delivery in the IPL. However, he is shown utter disregard by Shai Hope. He drills four fours - at mid-wicket, through covers, over mid-off and down the ground! Hope is in such good form!  

Oct 06, 2026 19:11 (IST)

India vs West Indies T20I Series LIVE: Arshdeep Comes Close!

Good movement early on for Arshdeep Singh. All eyes will be on Mayank Yadav now! There was a big appeal too on the second ball which came in sharply from a length and thudded into Hope's pads. India considered a review but decides to go against it. Shai Hope then gets going with a four over mid-off.

West Indies: 5/0 in 1 over 

Oct 06, 2026 19:04 (IST)

West Indies vs India LIVE: Action begins!

The national anthems have been sung and it's time for some mouth-watering contest in Lucknow! Kamil Pooran and Shai Hope will open the batting for West Indies, while Arshdeep Singh will be bowling the first over for India!  

Oct 06, 2026 18:58 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: WI captain on toss

"We would have bowled first as well. In India, it's usually a lot better to chase, especially due (to) dew coming into play. We cannot (defend) better. [What has been the chat inside the dressing room?] Just about being able to adapt again. Every set of conditions you come to is very different, and as a player you've got to be able to adapt to these conditions here in India again," said Shai Hope. "The combinations that we have, a few guys coming in, a few guys being here for quite a while. So we're going to lean on those experienced guys and hopefully can prolong the younger guys who are coming into international cricket. But yeah, we just got to play our best cricket and hopefully can get a result."

Oct 06, 2026 18:55 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: West Indies XI

West Indies are playing with six bowling options. A beaming Shai Hope declares. They lost the ODI series 2-1, and will look to make amends today.

West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w/c), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Springer, Shamar Joseph

Oct 06, 2026 18:48 (IST)

IND vs WI LIVE: Captain speaks

"So Ravi (Bishnoi), Nitish (Reddy), Vaibhav (Sooryavanshi) and one more is sitting out. I can't remember the name, but yeah, Prince (Yadav) is not playing," Iyer was quite clear with the XI. "Yeah, it's obviously past and the travel was pretty hectic. I got one day at home and then overnight travel, came last night. As you mentioned, quick turnaround, but right now in the zone, thinking about today's game and obviously it's going to be a great challenge."

Oct 06, 2026 18:46 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st T20I LIVE: No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

There will be no vaibhav Sooryavanshi fireworks tonight. India have opted to Sanju Samson-Abhishek Sharma opening pair. Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and Naman Dhir ccomplete the batting line-up. 

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav

Oct 06, 2026 18:44 (IST)

West Indies vs India LIVE: Toss alert

TOSS TIME! It falls in Shreyas Iyer's favour and he has decided to bowl first. It's a mixed soil pitch and there will be dew in the night. Good call by the Indian captain! There are some surprises in the playing XI too. Mind you, this team won the Asian Games gold medal on Saturday. From Nagoya to Lucknow, changes loading!

Oct 06, 2026 18:29 (IST)

India vs West Indies T20I Series LIVE: Bad record

This is one record that Shai Hope and co. would be cautious about. West Indies have lost three of the four T20Is they have played at this venue. Can India make it Windies' fourth loss at the venue?

Oct 06, 2026 18:27 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: Pitch report

There is much intrigue with this T20I team. It's young and full of possibilities. But what about the pitch today at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow? "This one looks like a strip which might see some assistance for the seamer initially. Spin will also play a part in this particular venue because I see that there is not much dew around. So there will be a good chance the spinners come into play later. Not a high-scoring game, like you don't like, but around 170-180 should be a good score batting first," Ian Bishop and Abhinav Mukund weigh in before the match.

Oct 06, 2026 18:20 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: Toss soon

We are just about 10 minutes away from toss time at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Given the big boundaries and conditions at play, it will be interesting to see what the toss-winning captain elects to do.

Oct 06, 2026 18:17 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: Debutant confirmed!

Visuals coming in! Naman Dhir, who made his ODI debut a few days ago, is also going to make his T20I debut now! He has been handed the cap by pacer and Punjab teammate Arshdeep Singh! 

New entry into the middle order for India.

Oct 06, 2026 18:15 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: Doubt over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played in the Asian Games semi-final and final, but his inclusion in the XI is not guaranteed. Sooryavanshi did not play any of the three T20Is against Afghanistan last month, and could drop out of the side if India look for a more balanced combination. 

Bowling coach Morne Morkel had also remained tight-lipped about the left-hander's inclusion in the XI for today's game.

Oct 06, 2026 18:13 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: Many changes expected

There are a few differences in the Indian squads that played in the Asian Games and the one selected for this series. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Washington Sundar are notably not in the squad. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav are now part of the side.

India bowling coach Morne Morkel hinted that there could be changes. "I'm pretty sure, you know, Gautam will look to rotate," he said ahead of the first T20I.

Oct 06, 2026 18:11 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: India return after Asian Games glory

After winning gold in the men's cricket tournament at Asian Games 2026, the Indian T20 team is back on home soil for the final leg of the West Indies series. Today's match is only three days after the memorable win over Pakistan in the Asiad final.

Oct 06, 2026 18:09 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE: 1st T20I!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first T20I between India and West Indies. We are at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow today, for the first game of the five-match series.

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates from the match!