India vs West Indies: After taking an extraordinary 1-0 lead, Team India aims for a whitewash victory in the forthcoming clash of the 2-match test series against West Indies.
A recent triumph over the Windies, Team India is currently ranked third in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 points table with 40 points and 55.560 points percentage (PCT).
Contrarily, the West Indies is yet to secure a victory in the ongoing WTC cycle and would be keen to level the series with a convincing win in the upcoming match.
As the clock is ticking for another electrifying battle, let’s predict if the IND vs WI 2nd test match is going to be a one-sided or a double-sided affair.
Also, scrutinizing other details like the head-to-head records, weather forecast, pitch conditions, and expected playing XI helps to determine the winning chances of India and West Indies in the upcoming match.
India vs West Indies 2nd Test Match 2025 Match Details
| Test Match Number | 2601 |
| Date and Day | October 10 (Friday) to October 14 (Tuesday) |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi |
| Seating Capacity | 35,200 |
| Overall Match Timings | 09:30 am to 04:30 pm |
| Opening Session Timings (1st Session) | 09:30 am to 11:30 am |
| Lunch | 11:30 am to 12:10 pm |
| Mid-Session Timings (2nd Session) | 12:10 pm to 02:10 pm |
| Tea | 02:10 pm to 02:30 pm |
| Completing Session Timings (3rd Session) | 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm |
Head-to-Head Records of India vs West Indies in Test Cricket
While the hosts have been dominant with their recent form, it is the West Indies that holds a superior record against India in tests, and here are the detailed head-to-head stats:
| Information | India | West Indies |
| Total Test Matches Played (India vs West Indies) | 101 | 101 |
| Won | 24 | 30 |
| Draw | 47 | 47 |
| Matches Won at Home Venues | 14 | 16 |
| Matches Won at Away Venues | 10 | 14 |
| Matches Won at Neutral Venue | – | – |
| Highest Total | 649 | 644 |
| Lowest Total | 75 | 100 |
Delhi Weather Forecast Reports for India vs West Indies 2nd Test 2025
The weather prediction of the India vs West Indies 2nd test 2025, illustrated below in a tabular column, guarantees a complete 5-day contest in Delhi without any chances of getting interrupted due to rain:
| Date and Day | Temperature | Humidity | Wind Speed | Cloud Cover | Rainfall Chances |
| October 10 (Friday) | 21 °C to 27 °C | 45% to 68% | 20 km /hr to 25 km/hr | 0% | 0% |
| October 11 (Saturday) | 28 °C to 30 °C | 38% to 63% | 22 km/hr to 26 km/hr | 2% | 0% |
| October 12 (Sunday) | 28 °C to 31 °C | 35% to 66% | 9 km/hr to 24 km/hr | 0% | 0% |
| October 13 (Monday) | 28 °C to 30 °C | 36% to 63% | 10 km/hr to 18 km/h | 0% | 0% |
| October 14 (Tuesday) | 29 °C to 32 °C | 28% to 51% | 13 km/hr to 18 km/hr | 0% | 0% |
Arun Jaitley Stadium Latest Pitch Reports for IND vs WI 2nd Test
Recently, the pitches at Arun Jaitley Stadium have become very dry and favor spinners as the match progresses. However, the batting sides will easily accumulate runs for the first two innings.
However, the pitch starts to become hard and dry from Day 03 onwards, and on the final day (Day 05), it becomes challenging for batters to compile runs.
The toss-winning captain would certainly prefer batting first so that the spin bowling unit can take advantage of the turning tracks and produce a high level of variations in their deliveries from Day 03 onwards.
Expected Playing XI for IND vs WI 2nd Test 2025
Both India and the West Indies are expected to come up with an in-depth batting line-up, added with a strong pace and spin bowling attack in their playing XI for the forthcoming match:
India’s Possible Playing XI vs West Indies:
| S.No | Player | Role | Batting Style (Right/ Left) | Bowling Style (Pace / Spin) |
| 1. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | Left-Handed | – |
| 2. | KL Rahul | Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 3. | Sai Sudharsan | Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 4. | Shubman Gill (Captain) | Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 5. | Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper and Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 6. | Ravindra Jadeja | All-Rounder | Left-Handed | Spin |
| 7. | Washington Sundar | All-Rounder | Left-Handed | Spin |
| 8. | Nitish Kumar Reddy | All-Rounder | Right-Handed | Fast |
| 9. | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler | – | Spin |
| 10. | Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | – | Fast |
| 11. | Mohammad Siraj | Bowler | – | Fast |
West Indies Possible Playing XI vs India:
| S.No | Player | Role | Batting Style (Right/ Left) | Bowling Style (Pace / Spin) |
| 1. | Tagenarine Chanderpaul | Batter | Left-Handed | – |
| 2. | John Campbell | All-Rounder | Left-Handed | Spin |
| 3. | Alick Athanaze | Batter | Left-Handed | – |
| 4. | Brandon King | Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 5. | Shai Hope | Wicketkeeper and Batter | Right-Handed | – |
| 6. | Roston Chase | All-Rounder | Right-Handed | Spin |
| 7. | Justin Greaves | All-Rounder | Right-Handed | Fast |
| 8. | Jomel Warrican | Bowler | – | Spin |
| 9. | Khary Pierre | Bowler | – | Spin |
| 10. | Johann Layne | Bowler | – | Fast |
| 11. | Jayden Seales | Bowler | – | Fast |
2nd Test Match 2025 Winner Prediction: India or West Indies?
Regardless of the head-to-head records favoring the West Indies, it is clearly understood that Team India has higher chances of sealing the series with a win, given their dominating form in recent times.
As the pitch conditions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium start to transition from batter-friendly to spin-friendly from Day 03 onwards, the team boasting a strong spin bowling attack and a skillful set of batters can triumph in the upcoming match.