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Cricket

Iyer's 42-ball century powers India to 8-wicket T20I win over West Indies

Deccan Age · T20I · 2 min read
Shreyas Iyer
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Captain Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls as India chased 172 to beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series in Lucknow, taking a 1-0 lead with 32 balls to spare.

West Indies were put in to bat and slipped to 44 for 3 in the powerplay, but Shai Hope (52) and Sherfane Rutherford (56) rebuilt before debutant Naman Dhir's 3 for 31 — the third three-wicket haul on T20I debut by an Indian spinner — triggered a collapse to 171 all out.

India wobbled at 35 for 2, then Iyer and Ishan Kishan (37*) added an unbroken 137 off 67 balls. Iyer reached fifty in 28 balls and the second fifty in just 14, finishing with 10 fours and six sixes — the joint-third-fastest T20I hundred by a full-member captain.

The series moves to Ranchi for the second T20I at a venue that has never seen 200 breached in a T20I — though former keeper Dinesh Karthik worries the one-sided nature of these contests 'is not a good sign' for the long run.

Originally reported by Reuters. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.
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