Shreyas Iyer overcame fatigue and jet lag to score his maiden T20I hundred and said he did not want to use the travel exertions as an excuse, terming his match-winning knock that gave India a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies a dream come true. Iyer and his teammates had returned from Japan following their Asian Games gold-medal triumph ahead of the five-match T20I series against West Indies, but the long travel did little to affect their performance in the opening game. “After the exhausting travel, I didn’t realise where I was. Every day I need to wake up like this! Bowling first helped us a lot. We just didn’t look at jet lag as an excuse.
Shreyas Iyer overcame fatigue and jet lag to score his maiden T20I hundred and said he did not want to use the travel exertions as an excuse, terming his match-winning knock that gave India a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies a dream come true.
Sent in to bat, West Indies were all out for 171, a total easily overhauled by India in 14.4 overs, riding on skipper Iyer’s unbeaten 102, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
We didn’t have enough against India,” Hope said. Hope also felt the two-spinner combination put pressure on their bowling resources and said Roston Chase needed to make a bigger impact with the ball. Ishan Kishan, who had the best view as he watched his captain go hammer and tongs against the opposition, said it made his job easier as he only had to give Iyer the strike.
“Winning tastes different. If it is your day, win the match for the team. Overall it was a comprehensive performance. If we continue with the same mindset, we will be one of the most destructive teams in T20 cricket. West Indies captain Shai Hope rued his team’s chaotic batting and lack of runs at the back end of the innings. “We didn’t get enough runs at the back end. We were too chaotic with the bat. You’ve got to put runs on the board and defend with width in the outfield.
