Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Iyer’s Maiden T20I Hundred Leads India Past West Indies
India played West Indies in the first game of a five-match T20I series in Lucknow.
West Indies scored 171 runs after India chose to bowl first.
Debutant Naman Dhir took three wickets, and Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took two each.
India lost Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma early in its chase.
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan then batted together without getting out.
Iyer scored 102 runs from 43 balls, his first hundred in a T20 international.
India reached its target in 14.4 overs and won by eight wickets.
Shai Hope said West Indies had not scored enough runs near the end.
India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first match of their five-game T20I series in Lucknow.
Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls, his first T20I century, as India chased 172 in 14.4 overs.
Iyer and Ishan Kishan shared an unbeaten 137-run partnership after Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma were dismissed.
On his T20I debut, Naman Dhir took three wickets for 31; Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each.
West Indies captain Shai Hope said his side lacked runs at the end and described its batting as too chaotic.
- Who
- India and West Indies; Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 for India.
- What
- India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20I.
- When
- Tuesday evening; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.
- Why
- India chased West Indies' 171-run total, reaching 172 with eight wickets in hand.
India's assessment
West Indies' assessment
What shaped the result
India's assessment
Iyer said India adapted quickly to the conditions, bowling first helped, and the team stuck to its process despite demanding travel.
West Indies' assessment
Shai Hope said West Indies did not score enough runs at the back end and its batting was too chaotic.
- Match
- First T20I of a five-match series
- Result
- India won by eight wickets
- West Indies total
- 171 runs
- India chase
- 172 in 14.4 overs, with 32 balls remaining
- Shreyas Iyer
- Unbeaten 102 off 43 balls; his maiden T20I century
- Iyer–Kishan partnership
- Unbeaten 137 runs
- Naman Dhir
- Three wickets for 31 runs on his T20I debut
- India's T20I winning streak
- 10 matches, according to the Telegraph India report
