Iyer reaches career-high fourth in T20I rankings

India captain Shreyas Iyer has moved to a career-best fourth position in the ICC T20I batting rankings after scoring a century in the opening match of the five-game series against West Indies. Three Indian batters now feature in the top five of the rankings.

Iyer scored 102 not out off 43 balls in the first T20I and followed it with 40 off 18 balls in the second match. He has 159 runs from four innings at an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 214.86.

India leads the series 2-2 after losing the fourth T20I in Hyderabad by 24 runs. The decider will be played in Bengaluru on Saturday.