Iyer hits century as India beat the West Indies in opening match of T20 series

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iyer-shreyas/INzfXBtM/"]Iyer[/a] led the chase with an ‌unbeaten 102 off 43 deliveries, hitting ‌10 fours and six sixes, as ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/west-indies-jTD1lMfO/?mid=2138r413"]cruised to victory[/a] with 32 balls to spare.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-abhishek/xxgJnSUg/"]Abhishek Sharma[/a] provided an early ‌burst before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chase-roston/KK01pGJ6/"]Roston Chase[/a] dismissed him for ⁠21 off ‌10 balls. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samson-sanju/nH19FPur/"]Sanju Samson[/a] departed soon after, ​leaving India at 35 for two.[/p][p]Iyer and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kishan-ishan/vsVSOdKD/"]Ishan Kishan[/a] then ​wrested control of the chase, combining in an unbroken 137-run partnership off 67 ⁠deliveries to ​seal victory for India.[/p][embed guid="b02677ff-c3cb-4509-962c-884fedc7dfb0" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2107513684755149038" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/jTD1lMfO/"]West Indies[/a] were put in to bat and slipped to 44 for three in the powerplay after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/singh-arshdeep/f9Pl38e1/"]‌Arshdeep Singh[/a] removed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pooran-nicolas/AR46XyCI/"]Kamil Pooran[/a] for 12, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hetmyer-shimron/fR2UDG8j/"]Shimron Hetmyer[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/powell-rovman/pAv8tZiq/"]Rovman Powell[/a] also falling early.[/p][p]Opener [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hope-shai/0brws446/"]Shai Hope[/a] rebuilt the innings with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rutherford-sherfane/8t5kwJcK/"]Sherfane Rutherford[/a] in a 63-run fourth-wicket stand before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dhir-naman/2gvnop4m/"]Naman Dhir[/a] dismissed captain Hope for 52 off 37 balls.[/p][p]Dhir and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a] ‌struck through the middle order as ​India tightened their grip, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-mayank/hCCfZmy6/"]Mayank ‌Yadav[/a] dismissed Rutherford for 56.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/patel-akshar/nkmFJGY8/"]Axar Patel[/a] cleaned up the tail as West Indies were bowled out for 171 on the first ball ⁠of the ⁠20th over.[/p]