India and West Indies will meet in the fifth and deciding T20I of their series at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 17, 2026, with both sides locked at 2-2. The venue has staged eight T20I matches involving India, and the home side’s overall record there stands at four wins, three losses and one no-result.
A striking pattern emerges from those eight contests: India have batted first in every single one of them and have converted all four such occasions into victories. Although they called correctly at the toss on only two of those eight occasions, their record when setting a target at this ground remains stronger. The upcoming fixture against West Indies on October 17, 2026 will be India’s ninth T20I at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and the first at this ground to feature West Indies.
What are India’s notable victories at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in T20Is?
The most one-sided of India’s wins at the venue came on February 1, 2017, against England. India posted 202/6, with Suresh Raina contributing 63 and MS Dhoni adding 56, before Yuzvendra Chahal produced a stunning spell of 6/25 to dismiss England well short of the target, sealing a 75-run victory.
A far tighter contest unfolded on March 23, 2016, when India edged Bangladesh by just 1 run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya bowled the decisive final over to defend the narrow margin of 11 runs and secure the result. India also defeated Australia by 6 runs on December 3, 2023, in another closely fought encounter at the same ground.
The most dramatic chapter in the venue’s T20I history arrived on January 17, 2024, when India and Afghanistan could not be separated after both the regulation match and the first Super Over ended level. Rohit Sharma had anchored India’s innings with an unbeaten 121 off 69 balls, and Ravi Bishnoi proved the difference in the second Super Over as India eventually claimed the win.
What are India’s losses and the no-result at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium?
The ground’s very first T20I, played on December 25, 2012, ended in defeat for India as Pakistan won by 5 wickets. Two further losses followed in 2019: Australia beat India by 7 wickets on February 27 courtesy off a superb Glenn Maxwell century, and South Africa inflicted an even heavier defeat, winning by 9 wickets on September 22 of the same year. All three defeats came when India batted first, underscoring that while setting a target at this venue has never yielded a win for the opposition, it has not always been enough to guarantee victory for the hosts either.
A match against South Africa on June 19, 2022 was abandoned without a result, accounting for the one incomplete game among India’s eight T20Is at the venue. With the series against West Indies poised at 2-2, both sides will be aware that Chinnaswamy has a history of producing close finishes, and India’s unbeaten record when batting first will make the toss a particularly significant moment ahead of the decider.
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