New Delhi: After a dominant victory over the West Indies in the first Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India aim to clean sweep the visitors in the second Test match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, starting on October 10, Friday.
The Indian team will be playing a Test match in Delhi after two years. Last time, the Men in Blue thrashed Australia in three days. Shubman Gill eyes a clean sweep in his first home Test series as a skipper. Will the struggling West Indies fight back after being beaten in the first Test in under three days?
The West Indies side began their preparation camp ahead of the Test series with two star pacers, Alzaari Joseph and Shamar Joseph, ruled out of the series due to injuries. The Carribeans commenced the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle with a clean sweep by Australia in their home, and now India are on the verge of handing them their second consecutive clean sweep loss in the WTC 2025-27 cycle.
For India, it will be a perfect opportunity to test bench strength before the South Africa series at home. India have ticked all the boxes in the first Test match except for Sai Sudarshan, who might be under pressure not to fail in back-to-back matches at home.
Head-to-head record
This will be the 101st Test match between India and the West Indies. Despite beating the Caribbeans every time in the last decade, India are still behind the visitors in overall head-to-head record.
Out of 101 games, India emerged victorious 24 times, while the West Indies have won 30 matches. The other 47 games were drawn between the nations.
India vs West Indies, 2nd Test live-streaming
When will the Test match between India and West Indies start?
The Test match will begin on Friday, October 10.
What time will the India vs West Indies match begin?
The match will start at 09:30 AM IST, with the toss scheduled at 09:00 AM IST.
Where will the Test match between India and West Indies be played?
The Test match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Where to watch the India vs West Indies Test match on television in India?
The match will be live-telecast on the Star Sports network in India.
Where to watch the online streaming of the Test match between India and West Indies?
The Test match can be streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
Weather report
The second Test match between India and the West Indies will be played under pleasant weather in Delhi, as, according to AccuWeather, the temperature will hover around 27 degrees Celsius in the morning with sunny conditions, but the temperature will drop later in the day.
Pitch report
The pitch will most likely be batting-friendly, according to the reports, but if we look at Delhi’s pitch, it will likely be a black soil one, which offers plenty of turn for the spinners, and with India playing three spinners, the pitch might be offering assistance to the spinners. It will be difficult for the West Indies batter to adapt to the conditions well.