IND vs WI 2nd T20I 2026: List of Umpires, Match Referee and Commentators for Today’s Match

Jayaraman Madanagopal and Rohan Pandit will be the on-field umpires for the India vs West Indies 2nd T20I on Friday, October 9, 2026, at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. Nitin Menon is the third umpire, and Prakash Bhatt is the match referee. The match starts at 7:00 PM IST, with the toss at 6:30 PM IST.

India lead the five-match series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Lucknow, where Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls. West Indies need a win in Ranchi to stop India from taking a firm grip on the series before it moves to Indore.

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: Match Details

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: List of Umpires and Match Referee

Jayaraman Madanagopal

Jayaraman Madanagopal is an Indian umpire from Tamil Nadu. He has a long record in Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, and has stood in white-ball internationals at home.

Rohan Pandit

Rohan Pandit is an Indian umpire who has officiated in domestic cricket, the IPL and the WPL. He has been handed more international duties in home series over the last few seasons.

Nitin Menon

Nitin Menon is India’s most experienced umpire on the ICC Elite Panel and has officiated in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and ICC events. As third umpire, he will handle run-outs, stumpings and DRS reviews in Ranchi.

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Prakash Bhatt

Prakash Bhatt is an Indian match referee who will oversee the conduct of the game, over rates and any code of conduct issues. He also served as referee during the ODI leg of this tour.

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: List of Commentators

The broadcaster has not officially announced the full commentary panel. Based on reports, the following names are expected to be part of the coverage on Star Sports.

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English Commentators

Hindi Commentators

IND vs WI 2nd T20I Live Telecast and Streaming

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India vs West Indies T20I Squads

India Squad

Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir

West Indies Squad

Shai Hope (c, wk), Jewel Andrew (wk), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer

Series So Far

India won the toss and bowled first in the series opener in Lucknow. Debutant Naman Dhir picked up 3/31, becoming only the third Indian spinner after Axar Patel and Pragyan Ojha to take a three-wicket haul on T20I debut. Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford hit fifties, but West Indies were bowled out for 171.

The chase turned into a one-man show. Shreyas Iyer reached his maiden T20I hundred in 42 balls, finishing on 102 not out, and India won by eight wickets with plenty to spare.

IND vs WI Head-to-Head in T20Is

Ranchi usually offers a fair contest between bat and ball, and the evening dew could make chasing a touch easier. The team winning the toss may again prefer to bowl first.