Shreyas Iyer hits maiden T20I century as India beat West Indies by eight wickets

Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first T20I in Lucknow on Tuesday. The India captain reached his maiden T20I century in 42 balls and finished with ten fours and six sixes. Ishan Kishan remained not out on 37 as the pair added an unbroken 137 for the third wicket.

India chased down 172 in 14.4 overs after West Indies made 171. Naman Dhir took three for 31 on debut while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets each. Shai Hope scored 52 and Sherfane Rutherford made 56 for West Indies.

Iyer said after the match he felt no effects from the recent travel from the Asian Games and described the innings as a dream come true.