Once a fiery team, West Indies, have a lot to prove in the new calendar year 2026. Not only participating in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, but they will also be busy securing their direct spot for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027.
Here, we are checking the complete cricket schedule for the West Indies in the calendar year of 2026.
January: West Indies tour of Afghanistan
3-match T20I series
In their overall bilateral T20I series history, West Indies won once, and Afghanistan won the last one in 2019.
January-February: West Indies tour of South Africa
3-match T20I series
The West Indies have never won a bilateral T20I series against the hosts South Africa, recording one draw and two losses.
February 7 – March 8: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (Hosts India and Sri Lanka)
June-July: Sri Lanka tour of West Indies
2-match Test series
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
Hosts West India have never lost a bilateral Test series against Sri Lanka, but drawn the last three times, and only won in the 1997 and 2003 series.
Hosts West Indies have won their last two bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka, losing the last series in 2003.
Hosts West Indies have played only one bilateral T20I series against Sri Lanka in 2021, which the Caribbean team won.
July: New Zealand tour of West Indies
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
After winning all their first four home bilateral ODI series against New Zealand, the West Indies lost the last one in 2022.
The West Indies are yet to win a home bilateral T20I series against New Zealand, as their first one ended in a draw in 2014, and they lost the last one in 2022.
July-August: Pakistan tour of West Indies
2-match Test series
The West Indies haven’t won a bilateral home Test series against Pakistan after 2000, as Pakistan won one Test series out of their last four Test series in the Caribbean, with three series ending in draws.
September-October: West Indies tour of India
3-match ODI series
5-match T20I series
While the West Indies last won a bilateral ODI series against India in India in 2002, after that, they have suffered seven straight ODI series defeats in India.
The West Indies have lost all three of their bilateral T20I series against India in India.
October-November: West Indies tour of Bangladesh
2-match Test series
In their away bilateral Test series history against Bangladesh, the West Indies won four times, including their last such tour in 2021, and lost only once in 2018.
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