Lucknow, 07 Oct (Sports Desk)
Series: West Indies in India, 5-match T20I Series, 2026
Match: 1st T20I
Date: 6 October 2026
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Result: India won by 8 wickets
Series: India lead 1–0
West Indies innings
West Indies – 171 all out in 19.1 overs
- Sherfane Rutherford: 56 off 34 balls — 6 fours, 3 sixes
- Shai Hope: 52 off 37 balls — 6 fours, 2 sixes
- Akeal Hosein: 15 off 9
- Kamil Pooran: 12 off 11
India bowling:
- Naman Dhir: 3/31
- Axar Patel: 2/26
- Kuldeep Yadav: 2/33
- Arshdeep Singh: 1/34
- Mayank Yadav: 1/40
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West Indies initially reached 44/3, but Hope and Rutherford added 63 runs before India’s spinners regained control. Naman Dhir made an immediate impact on debut with three wickets, while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took two each.
India’s chase
India – 172/2 in 14.4 overs
India lost both openers early and were reduced to 35/2, but captain Shreyas Iyer completely changed the momentum.
- Shreyas Iyer: 102 off 43 balls*
- 10 fours
- 6 sixes
- Strike rate: 237.21
- Ishan Kishan: 37 off 27 balls*
- 5 fours
- Abhishek Sharma: 21 off 10
- Sanju Samson: 11 off 9
Iyer and Kishan put together an unbeaten 137-run partnership, taking India to 172/2 in only 14.4 overs. India therefore had 32 balls remaining when they completed the chase.
Player of the Match
Shreyas Iyer – 102 off 43 balls*
Iyer’s unbeaten century was his maiden T20I hundred and powered India to a dominant eight-wicket victory. He brought up the century in just 42 balls according to ICC’s match report.
Match summary
| Team | Score | Overs |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 171 all out | 19.1 |
| India | 172/2 | 14.4 |
India won by 8 wickets.
🔥 Key highlights
- Shreyas Iyer smashed a spectacular 102*.
- Iyer’s century came in just 42 balls.
- India chased 172 in only 14.4 overs.
- Ishan Kishan provided excellent support with an unbeaten 37.
- Debutant Naman Dhir took 3 wickets.
- India took a 1–0 lead in the five-match series.
- India extended their winning run in T20Is to 10 consecutive matches.
Remaining T20I schedule
- 2nd T20I: 9 October — Ranchi
- 3rd T20I: 11 October — Indore
- 4th T20I: 14 October — Hyderabad
- 5th T20I: 17 October — Bengaluru
