Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Shreyas Iyer’s T20I Batting Numbers Rise Under Captaincy
Shreyas Iyer is an Indian cricketer who has also become India’s T20 captain.
The article compares his batting when he is captain with his batting when he is not.
As captain, he has scored runs faster and has a higher average.
He has played fewer matches as captain, though.
In a match against the West Indies, he scored 102 not out to help India win a chase.
In the next match, he made 40, but the West Indies won.
The article says he has mostly batted at number four while leading India.
His captaincy record in T20Is is 10 wins, seven losses and one match with no result.
Iyer has scored 551 runs in 18 T20Is as India captain, averaging 39.36 at a strike rate of 153.06.
Without captaincy, he has scored 1,104 runs in 47 T20I innings, averaging 30.67 at a strike rate of 136.63.
Against West Indies, Iyer made an unbeaten 102 in India’s successful chase in the series opener.
He scored 40 off 18 balls in the second match, but West Indies chased India’s 249 and levelled the series 1-1.
As captain, Iyer has mainly settled at No. 4, after previously batting at Nos. 3, 4 and 5.
- Who
- Shreyas Iyer, captain of India’s T20I team.
- What
- The article compares his T20I batting statistics as captain and non-captain and describes his performances against the West Indies.
- When
- The West Indies matches described took place in October; no year is specified for those matches.
- Where
- The series opener was in Lucknow and the second T20I was in Ranchi.
- Why
- The comparison examines how Iyer’s batting figures and position in the lineup differ when he leads India.
- T20Is as captain
- 18 matches
- Captaincy record
- 10 wins, seven losses and one no-result
- Runs as captain
- 551 at an average of 39.36 and a strike rate of 153.06
- Runs without captaincy
- 1,104 in 47 innings at an average of 30.67 and a strike rate of 136.63
- West Indies series opener
- Iyer scored 102 not out off 43 balls as India chased 172
- Second T20I
- Iyer scored 40 off 18 balls; West Indies won by six wickets and levelled the series 1-1
- Batting position
- The article says Iyer has primarily settled at No. 4 as captain