Welcome to the highlights of India vs West Indies 1st T20I - 2026 West Indies tour of India 5-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between India and West Indies was played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on October 06, 2026.
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| Shreyas Iyer hammered a 42-ball century to help India over the line © BCCI |
Match Overview:
Naman Dhir's impressive debut three-wickets and A record-breaking 42-ball maiden century by captain Shreyas Iyer helped India to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over West Indies and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.
Match Stats:
- India chased 172 was their fifth highest successful run-chase against West Indies in T20 internationals.
- India's 32-balls spare win was their largest victory by terms of balls remaining against West Indies in T20Is, previous biggest win by 18-balls at Lauderhill in 2023.
- 63 : Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford shared the sixth highest fourth-wicket partnership for West Indies against India in T20Is.
- 36 : Sherfane Rutherford and Akeal Hosein set a record ninth-wicket partnership for West Indies against India in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 26-run stand between Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph at Providence in 2023.
- West Indies' 171 was their joint 11th highest score against India in T20 international and It is their highest total at Lucknow in T20Is, previous highest was 164 against Afghanistan in 2019.
- Shreyas Iyer became the first Indian captain to score a century in a run-chase in T20I cricket history.
- Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 102 was the highest score by an Indian captain in a run-chase in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 94 held by Virat Kohli also against West Indies at Hyderabad in 2019.
- Shreyas Iyer became the second Indian captain to score a hundred against West Indies in T20Is after Rohit Sharma.
- Shreyas Iyer became the third Indian batsman to score a century against West Indies in T20Is after KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.
- Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 102 was his highest score for India in T20 international and the third highest-score by an Indian batsman against West Indies in T20Is.
- Shreyas Iyer became the 14th Indian batsman to score a hundred in T20Is.
- Shreyas Iyer equalled a 42-ball joint sixth fastest century for India in T20 international, jointly with Ishan Kishan and the fastest century by an Indian batsman against West Indies in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 46-ball hundred held by KL Rahul at Lauderhill in 2016.
- 137* : Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan set a record third-wicket partnership for India against West Indies in T20 international, previously held by the 130-run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant at Chennai in 2018 and the India's joint highest third-wicket stand in T20Is, jointly 137-run stand held by between Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav against New Zealand at Thiruvananthapuram earlier in this year.
- 137* : Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan shared the second highest any-wicket partnership for India against West Indies in T20Is, The highest is 165-run stand for the first-wicket between Yashaswi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill at Lauderhill in 2023.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
West Indies bowled out for 171 in 19.1 overs with top scorer by Sherfane Rutherford hammered a 56 off 34-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 164.70.
Shai Hope blasted a 52 off 37-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 140.54 and Akeal Hosein hit 15 off 9-balls contained one-six & a four with strike-rate of 166.66.
India best bowler by Debutant Naman Dhir - who picked up 3-wickets for 31-runs in 4-overs on his debut T20I match, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav both took 2-wickets and one for Arshdeep Singh - Mayank Agarwal.
India chase down the target of 172 for 2 in 14.4 overs with top scorer by Shreyas Iyer hammered a career-best unbeaten 102 off 43-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred.
Ishan Kishan hit a unbeaten 37 off 27-balls including 5-fours, Abhishek Sharma blasted a 21 off 10-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 210.
West Indies best bowler by Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase both took one-wickets.
Shreyas Iyer named Player of the match for his match-winning record-breaking captain innings of career-best unbeaten 102-runs knocked off facing 43-balls including 10-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 237.20.
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