The Indian cricket team is set to tour West Indies to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and five T20 Internationals (T20Is) between July 22 and August 7, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the BCCI announced. India finish their white-ball leg of the UK tour on July 17 and the selected squad will leave directly for the West Indies from England.
The ODI series and three of the T20Is will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts & Nevis. The final two T20Is have been scheduled in Fort Lauderhill, Florida, in the USA. The three ODIs will be played on July 22, 24 and 27 respectively at Port of Spain's iconic Queen's Park Oval and will be followed by five T20Is.
The first T20 will be held at Brian Lara Stadium in Port of Spain on July 29, followed by two games at St. Kitt's Warner Park on August 1 and 2 respectively. The final two games, in order to cater to the Indian diaspora in the United States, will be held at the Broward County Stadium in Florida on August 6 and 7. The entire series will be live-streamed exclusively on FanCode. All ODI matches will be live from 7 PM IST while the T20s can be seen from 8 PM IST
“We have a young team that is eager to restore the brand of cricket the West Indies team is known for playing. As I take charge of this team, our ambition is to always be competitive, as we look to use this series to fine tune our preparations for the upcoming T20 and 50 Over World Cups,” West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said about the upcoming series.
Talking about the scheduled series, Johnny Grave, CEO of Cricket West Indies said, “Our four-year deal with FanCode has brought Indian cricket fans closer to CWI's live properties across multiple formats that have featured the top cricketing nations like South Africa, Pakistan, Australia and England. FanCode has become the go-to platform for Indian fans to consume cricket in a digital-first manner which has redefined the sports viewing experience.”
Full schedule for India’s Limiter Overs Tour of West Indies:
ODIs
1st ODI: July 22 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
2nd ODI: July 24 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
3rd ODI: July 27 (Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain)
T20Is
1st T20: July 29: (Brian Lara Stadium, Port of Spain)
2nd T20: August 1 (Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis)
3rd T20: August 2 (Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis)
4th T20: August 6 (Broward County Ground, Florida, USA)
5th T20: August 7 (Broward County Ground, Florida, USA)
