India Women will get one last competitive tune-up before the ICC Women's T20 World Cup when they face West Indies Women in a warm-up match on June 8 in Cardiff. Harmanpreet Kaur is expected to help strengthen the middle order, giving India a clearer look at how its core batters and all-round options settle under match conditions.
That is why the fixture is drawing attention now. Fans searching for india vs west indies are looking for the date, the venue and where to watch, and the answer is straightforward: live on the Star Sports Network, with ball-by-ball updates on major cricket platforms. For India, the game also offers a chance to test an opening pair built around Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, with Yastika Bhatia expected to provide stability at the top and Deepti Sharma likely to remain central through her all-round work.
India's squad comes into the match with a strong record in previous T20 meetings against West Indies, but that edge has not made the game feel settled. Match analysts have still tipped West Indies as slight favourites, a view that reflects how dangerous they can be in this format and how little a warm-up match usually guarantees. Both camps have reported no injury concerns, which means the focus is more on combination and timing than recovery or replacement.
That balance is what makes Cardiff worth watching. Arundhati Reddy and Kranti Gaud lead India's pace options, and Jemimah Rodrigues adds another middle-order layer beside Harmanpreet, but the final playing XIs are still not confirmed. If weather conditions interfere and shorten the game, the margin for prediction narrows even further, leaving this warm-up less about reputation and more about who adapts fastest on the day.
