06 October,2026 10:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shreyas Iyer (Pic: File)
Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 as India cruised to an eight-wicket win against the West Indies in the first T20I.
Chasing 172 runs to win, India lost both their openers early on, however, a match-winning third-wicket partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan took the hosts home.
Iyer's innings of 102 runs in 43 balls included 10 fours and six sixes. He was well supported by Ishan Kishan, who scored 37 runs in 27 balls. The duo stitched together a partnership of 137 runs to get the win.
West Indies scored 171 in the first innings
Earlier, West Indies managed to score 171 runs before being all out against India in the first T20I in Lucknow. The visitors failed to get going and struggled in the powerplay as the hosts dominated from the off.
West Indies scored 44 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of the powerplay as debutant Kamil Pooran was dismissed for 12 runs by Arshdeep Singh.
Shimron Hetmyer, in at number three, was run out for 5 runs, and Rovman Powell was dismissed for a duck by Axar Patel as West Indies ended the powerplay poorly after a promising start.
Captain Shai Hope continued his good form, scoring 52 runs off 37 balls. This innings came after his match-winning unbeaten knock of 162 in the third ODI.
West Indies managed to bounce back from a poor powerplay with Sherfane Rutherford scoring a blistering 56 runs in 34 balls. However, there were no other notable contributions as the visitors failed to bat 20 overs and were all out for 171 runs in 19.1 overs.
For India, debutant Naman Dhir was the star with the ball, taking three wickets for 31 runs in his three overs. Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets each as spinners enjoyed a fine night in Lucknow.
The two teams are set to play a five-match series, with India winning the first one to take the lead. Shreyas Iyer was also adjudged Man of the Match for his match-winning knock to guide his team home.
