Shreyas Iyer hits first T20I century as India beats West Indies by eight wickets

UPDATE - follow-up to Sheyas Iyer slams maiden T20I ton, leads India to 8-wicket win over West Indies in 1st T20I: Shreyas Iyer scored his first T20I century to guide India to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the first T20I at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.

Match Details

India chased down a target of 172 in just 14.4 overs. The team lost early wickets when openers Abhishek Sharma for 21 and Sanju Samson for 11 fell inside the first four overs with the score at 35. Roston Chase dismissed Abhishek with a catch by Shimron Hetmyer, while Akeal Hosein caught Sanju Samson off his own bowling.

Recovery Partnership

Captain Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rescued the innings with a partnership of 137 runs. Earlier in the match, West Indies reached 171 before getting bowled out. Debutant all-rounder Naman Dhir took three wickets for 31 runs using his off-spin, and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets for 33 runs.

West Indies Innings

West Indies captain Shai Hope began strongly by hitting Mayank Yadav for four boundaries in the second over. Arshdeep Singh bowled Kamil Pooran, and Shimron Hetmyer was run out in the sixth over. Axar Patel then bowled Rovman Powell. Sherfane Rutherford scored 56 runs from 34 balls, hitting Kuldeep Yadav for two sixes and Axar Patel for two boundaries and one six.

Context

Cricket teams often rely on strong middle-order partnerships when they lose early wickets in the powerplay overs. Lucknow's Ekana stadium hosted this opening match of the series between the two sides.