Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Shreyas Iyer’s Maiden T20I Century Powers India to Victory
India played the West Indies in the first match of a T20 cricket series.
The West Indies scored 171 runs before all their batters were out.
India needed 172 runs to win.
Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 102 runs without getting out, making his first T20I century.
Ishan Kishan helped with 37 runs, and the pair made the chase much easier.
Debutant Naman Dhir took three wickets for India.
India reached the target in 14.4 overs and won by eight wickets.
India now leads the five-match series 1-0.
India beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the opening T20I, chasing 172 in 14.4 overs.
Captain Shreyas Iyer made an unbeaten 102 from 43 balls, reaching his maiden T20I century in 42 balls.
Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who scored 37, added 137 runs from 68 balls after India lost two early wickets.
Debutant Naman Dhir took 3/31 as the West Indies were bowled out for 171 in 19.1 overs.
The win gave India a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
- Who
- India and the West Indies; India captain Shreyas Iyer and debutant Naman Dhir were among the standout performers.
- What
- India won the opening T20I by eight wickets after chasing 172; Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 and Dhir took three wickets.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium.
- Why
- India won by reaching the West Indies' target of 172 in 14.4 overs.
India
West Indies
Match outcome
India
India chased 172 in 14.4 overs and won by eight wickets.
West Indies
The West Indies were bowled out for 171 in 19.1 overs and lost the opening match.
- Match
- Opening T20I of a five-match series
- Result
- India won by eight wickets
- West Indies score
- 171 all out in 19.1 overs
- India score
- 172/2 in 14.4 overs
- Shreyas Iyer
- 102 not out off 43 balls; maiden T20I century reached in 42 balls
- Naman Dhir
- 3/31 from four overs on his T20I debut
- Series standing
- India leads 1-0
