Iyer and Kishan turn the chase
India reached 172/2 in 14.4 overs after bowling West Indies out for 171 in 19.1 overs, completing the chase with 32 balls to spare. The hosts were 35/2 after losing their openers, but Iyer and Ishan Kishan put on an unbeaten 137 for the third wicket.
Iyer’s 102 not out featured ten fours and six sixes; Kishan finished on 37 not out. ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball account records Iyer reaching his maiden T20I hundred with a six in the 15th over. India led the five-match series 1–0 at the end of this opening game.
Dhir makes a debut impact
Shai Hope made 52 and Sherfane Rutherford 56 for West Indies. Naman Dhir took 3/31 on his T20I debut, helping India restrict the visitors before the successful chase. ESPNcricinfo identifies Iyer as player of the match.
The BCCI match centre confirms the final score and eight-wicket result. This article reports a completed match; it is not a prediction or a live-score feed.
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