West Indies are two-time champions of the world in the T20 format while the Indians won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa. The two sides will clash in a three-game T20 series scheduled to be held in Florida and Guyana. After the disappointments of losing out on yet another ICC trophy, the men in blue will be eager to get back to winning ways. The importance of the campaign can be gauged from the fact that skipper Virat Kohli was set to be rested has made himself available for the campaign. India vs West Indies Series 2019 Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings and Venue Details of India's Tour of West Indies.

West Indies are a very dangerous side in the shortest format of the game and India is set to be tested. In terms of head to head record, the two teams have played 11 T20 international games with each team winning 5 and 1 game produced no result. Meanwhile, let's take a look back at last five T20 international games between India and Windes.

India vs West Indies – 11th November 2018 – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - India won by 6 wickets

A 25 ball 53 lower down the order from West Indies wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran helped West Indies put on 181 on the board batting first. India then made light work of their chase with opener Shikhar Dhawan tearing apart the Caribbean bowling attack. His 92 along with Rishabh Pant’s 58 helped India win the contest. India vs West Indies 2019: 5 Records & Stats You Need to Know Ahead of the IND vs WI T20I Series.

India vs West Indies – 6th November 2018 - Atal Bihar Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow – India won by 71 runs

Hitman Rohit Sharma entertained his fans with a quickfire century that put India firmly in command. The men in blue scored 195 on a batting paradise and with the kind of bowling they had, West indies knew they were in trouble. Their batsmen fell apart with none spending any significant time in the middle, finally losing by 71 runs.

India vs West Indies – 4th November 2018 – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by 5 wickets

Kuldeep Yadav’s brilliance with the bowl where he picked up 3 wickets for just 13 runs stifled West Indies to 109/8. Despite losing both the openers early, Dinesh Karthik and Krunal Pandya made sure their side win the game comfortably with 5 wickets in the shade. Ahead of India's Tour of West Indies 2019, Here's a Recap of How Team India and Windies Fared in Their Last Bilateral Series. 

West Indies vs India – 9th July 2017 – Sabina Park, Jamaica – West Indies won by 9 wickets

Evin Lewis exploits blew away India and made its total of 190 look like a walk in the park. The West Indies opener hit 12 sixes and 6 fours in his innings of 125 as the hosts won the game by 18.3 overs. Mohamad Shami’s economy rate of 15 in three overs was one of the worst performances by an Indian bowler in T20 cricket.

West Indies vs India – 28th August 2016 – Central Regional Park, Florida – No result

Heavy rains interrupted India’s innings at 15/0 in pursuit of 144 and the game had to be ultimately called off.

The two nations are powerhouses when it comes to T20 cricket which sets up for a highly competitive three-match series. West Indies will fancy themselves to come out on top of this contest.

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