Goa, Oct. 5 -- India will look to carry its winning momentum into the shortest format when it begins a five-match T20I series against West Indies on Tuesday.

The opening match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, with the remaining four games scheduled across Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

The second T20I will be held in Ranchi on October 9, followed by the third match in Indore on October 11. Hyderabad will host the fourth game on October 14, while the series will conclude in Bengaluru on October 17.

The T20I series comes after a successful run for Indian cricket across formats. India recently retained its Asian Games gold medal after defeating Pakistan in a high-scor...