India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match at the Eden Gardens on March 1.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first tonight. The pitch looks good, and it is chasing ground and scoring in the second innings becomes easy. Hopefully, we will entertain the fans well. The mood is good in the camp,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
West Indies skipper Shai Hope would have bowled first as well.
“We would have bowled first as well. It is important to play good cricket. It is the World Cup, and we should give our best when it matters the most. We will have to use our experience, and hopefully, we will come out on top today. It is a big game for us, and we know what we need to do to win the match,” he said.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
West Indies XI: 1 Roston Chase, 2 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Jason Holder, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Matthew Forde, 9 Gudakesh Motie, 10 Akeal Hosein, 11 Shamar Joseph.
Toss Result Today – India vs West Indies Super 8 Group 1 match ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs West Indies in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match?
India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Suryakumar has opted to bowl first because of the chasing history.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Eden Gardens, Kolkata