Iyer’s 43-Ball Ton Powers India Past West Indies
Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20 in Lucknow. India chased the target with 32 balls to spare on Tuesday.
Iyer struck 10 fours and six sixes. He shared an unbroken 137-run stand off 67 balls with Ishan Kishan. India had slipped to 35 for two after losing Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson early.
Iyer and Kishan then took full control of the chase. West Indies were bowled out for 171 on the first ball of the 20th over.
Shai Hope top-scored for the visitors with 52 off 37 balls. Sherfane Rutherford made 56. Naman Dhir dismissed Hope on his T20I debut. Kuldeep Yadav struck through the middle order.
Arshdeep Singh removed Pooran for 12 in the powerplay. Mayank Yadav dismissed Rutherford. Axar Patel cleaned up the tail.
India lead the five-match series 1-0. The teams meet again in the second T20 later this week.
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