Captain Shreyas Iyer struck an unbeaten 102 as India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first Twenty20 international at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. India reached their target of 172 with 32 balls to spare and lead the five-match series 1-0.
Scores in brief
- West Indies: 171 all out in 19.1 overs
- India: 172 for 2 in 14.4 overs
- Result: India won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer
West Indies innings
West Indies were held together by their captain and wicketkeeper, Shai Hope, who made 52 from 37 balls. Evin Lewis scored 24 from 15 and Rovman Powell 21 from 14, but wickets fell regularly and the side was bowled out with five balls unused.
Naman Dhir, playing his first T20 international, took 3 for 31 from his four overs. Arshdeep Singh also took three wickets, finishing with 3 for 28, Mayank Yadav took 2 for 34 and Kuldeep Yadav one.
India’s chase
Abhishek Sharma (14 from 8 balls) and Sanju Samson (12 from 7) fell early, but Iyer and Ishan Kishan then put on an unbroken stand that finished the match. Iyer’s hundred came in 43 balls and included 11 fours and six sixes, according to the Sunday Guardian’s scoreboard; Kishan was not out on 38.
The result was reported as India’s tenth successive win in the format.
The series so far
West Indies arrived in India for a tour of one-day and Twenty20 matches. They won the third one-day international at New Chandigarh on 3 October by five wickets. Iyer, who captained India to the Asian Games gold medal in Japan the same day, returned to lead the Twenty20 side.
What next
The second T20I is at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Friday, 9 October.
Scores are as published by ESPNcricinfo and the Sunday Guardian.
Image: The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, venue of the first T20I (file photo). Photo by Tushar Singh Patel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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