The fifth and final match of the T20 series between India and West Indies is scheduled for today. The series is currently tied at 2-2, with India emerging victorious in the last T20I match by 9 wickets. The decisive match will take place at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida. Here’s a brief guide on how you can watch the live online and TV coverage of the India vs West Indies T20 match in India.
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India vs West Indies match: venue, India time
India vs West Indies fifth T20 match
- Date: August 13th
- Time: 08:00 pm (IST)
- Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida
How to watch India vs West Indies series online for free
JioCinema
The India tour of West Indies 2023 will be live-streamed for free on Jio Cinema. The Viacom18-backed platform will offer viewers to enjoy the Test, ODI, and T20 matches in seven languages which include English, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Besides that, the match feed will also be made available to watch from different camera angles.
FanCode
Apart from Jio Cinema, the India vs West Indies series matches can also be watched on FanCode as the platform has a sub-licensing deal to live stream the tournament. FanCode is available as an app on Play Store and App Store and as a website. Since the service is subscription-based, users will have to subscribe to either of the following plans:
- Rs 89 tour pass – With this subscription, you’ll be able to able to enjoy the whole IND vs WI tournament which includes two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20 matches.
- Rs 199 livestream pass – The Rs 199 pass gives individuals monthly access to live cricket content including the IND vs WI series, Vitality Blast, SL vs PAK series, Women’s Ashes, and other tournaments.
- Rs 699 livestream pass – The Rs 699 offers the same benefits as the monthly pass but bumps up the validity to one year.
How to watch India vs West Indies on TV
To enjoy the India vs West Indies series on the big screen, cricket fans can resort to Doordarshan channels such as DD Sports and other regional channels under Doordarshan.
The government-owned broadcaster will offer live coverage of all T20 matches in seven languages on its respective channels. The languages include Hindi, English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Bangla. Since Doordarshan channels are free-to-air, most DTH operators preload these channels in their monthly packs for the viewers.
Following are the DD channels along with their languages that will live telecast the India tour of West Indies:
- DD Sports – Hindi and English
- DD Bangla – Bangla
- DD Yadagiri – Telugu
- DD Saptagiri – Telugu
- DD Chandna – Kannada
- DD Podhigai – Tamil
Doordarshan platform channel numbers
| DTH PROVIDER | CHANNEL NAME | CHANNEL NUMBER |
| Tata Play | DD Sports | 453 |
| DD Bangla | 1379 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 1482 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 1481 | |
| DD Chandna | 1672 | |
| DD Podhigai | 1578 | |
| Airtel Digital TV | DD Sports | 298 |
| DD Bangla | 739 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 946 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 947 | |
| DD Chandna | 995 | |
| DD Podhigai | 820 | |
| Dish TV | DD Sports | 435 |
| DD Bangla | 1429 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 1627 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 1629 | |
| DD Chandna | 1729 | |
| DD Podhigai | 1849 | |
| Videocon D2H | DD Sports | 435 |
| DD Bangla | 1827 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 2375 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 2377 | |
| DD Chandna | 2623 | |
| DD Podhigai | 2839 | |
| Sun Direct | DD Sports | 510 |
| DD Bangla | 627 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 159 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 160 | |
| DD Chandna | 268 | |
| DD Podhigai | 35 | |
| DD Free Dish | DD Sports | 79 |
| DD Bangla | 93 | |
| DD Yadagiri | 75 | |
| DD Saptagiri | 88 | |
| DD Chandna | 86 | |
| DD Podhigai | 21 |
Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) is the official TV broadcaster of the India vs West Indies series.
India T20 squad vs West Indies
| INDIA | WEST INDIES |
| Hardik Pandya (captain) | Rovman Powell (captain) |
| Shubman Gill | Johnson Charles |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Shimron Hetmyer |
| Tilak Varma | Brandon King |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Shai Hope (wk) |
| Sanju Samson (wk) | Nicholas Pooran (wk) |
| Ishan Kishan (wk) | Kyle Mayers |
| Axar Patel | Roston Chase |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Jason Holder |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Romario Shepherd |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Akeal Hosein |
| Arshdeep Singh | Alzarri Joseph |
| Mukesh Kumar | Oshane Thomas |
| Avesh Khan | Odean Smith |
| Umran Malik | Obed McCoy |
