After winning the T20 Asia Cup 2025 recently, the Indian team is returning for the longest format as they are scheduled to host West Indies for a two-match Test series from October 2 to October 14. The
first match of the series will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from October 2 to 6. Shubman Gill will continue to lead India in the longest format while Ravindra Jadeja has been appointed as vice-captain in Rishabh Pant’s absence.
On the other hand, Roston Chase will lead West Indies in the upcoming Test series while Jomel Warrican has been appointed as vice-captain for the Windies. Although India are favourites to win series, West Indies will be looking to stun the hosts in the first Test in Ahmedabad. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the first Test match between India and West Indies.
IND vs WI Match Details
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Match |
India vs West Indies, 1st Test |
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Venue |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
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Date & Time |
Thursday, October 2 to Monday, October 6, 9:00 AM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
IND vs WI Pitch Report
The surface of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad provides equal support for both the batters and the bowlers. At first, there could be a perfect bounce which could be suitable for the batters. However, as the match progresses, the pitch supports the bowlers more.
IND vs WI Head-to-Head
India and West Indies have played 100 Test matches against each other so far. Out of these 100 matches, the Winidies are in a lead with 30 wins while India have defeated them on 23 occasions with 47 matches ending in a draw.
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Matches played |
100 |
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India won |
23 |
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West Indies won |
30 |
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Drawn |
47 |
IND vs WI Weather Report
IND vs WI Probable Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
West Indies: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Roston Chase (C), Justin Greaves, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Jediah Blades
IND vs WI Full Squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy
West Indies: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Roston Chase(c), Shai Hope(w), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Tevin Imlach
Who will score most runs in IND vs WI 1st Test?
Shubman Gill: Indian captain Shubman Gill can turn out to be key player in the first Test against West Indies. The newest Test captain of India had an impressive performance on the England tour where he amassed 754 runs from five matches. Now, he will be looking to lead with another captain’s knock in the first Test match against West Indies.
Who will take most wickets in IND vs WI 1st Test?
Washington Sundar: The surface of the Narendra Modi Stadium in likely to support spinner if the match progresses and Washington Sundar can turn out to be a key players in this. The off-spinner will be looking to take big wickets and guide India to a win.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: West Indies to win the toss
Scenario 1: West Indies opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: India to post 550-560 runs in the first innings.
Match prediction: India to win
Scenario 2: West Indies opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: West Indies to post 235-245 runs in the first innings
Match Prediction: India to win
