India beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. Captain Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 102 powered the hosts to their tenth straight T20I victory.India won the toss and chose to bowl first. The West Indies were bowled out for 171 in 19.1 overs. Shai Hope top-scored with 52 off 37 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford made 56. Debutant Naman Dhir took 3 for 31, with Axar Patel claiming 2 for 26 and Kuldeep Yadav 2 for 33.Chasing 172, India lost both openers inside four overs. Abhishek Sharma made 21 before falling to Akeal Hosein. Iyer then took charge alongside Ishan Kishan, who finished on 37 not out. Iyer's hundred came off just 42 balls and included ten fours and six sixes. India completed the chase in only 14.4 overs with 32 balls to spare.The result gives India a 1-0 lead in the series. West Indies took only two wickets, through Hosein and Roston Chase. The second T20I follows later this week.