'Fully-fit' Bumrah likely to miss ODI Series against New Zealand
India star seamer Jasprit Bumrah is doubtful to feature during the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand in November despite being fully fit.
Shreyas Iyer century drives India to T20I victory against West Indies
Home captain Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 from just 43 deliveries as India made light work of a 172-run target against the hapless Caribbean outfit.
India opening pair Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma put on 29 inside three overs but the Windies took two quick wickets through spinners Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase.
Iyer and Ishan Kishan never stopped attacking though with the skipper striking 10 fours and six sixes in his knock that will give planty of confidence moving forward in the shortest format.
Earlier, the West Indies were 171 all out after facing 19.1 overs with Sherfane Rutherford (56) and Shai Hope (52) both hitting half-centuries.
India kept taking wickets to keep the Caribbean outfit in check throughout the innings with spinner Naman Dhir taking 3-31 while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav both took two wickets.
The second game of the five-match takes place in Ranchi on Friday.
Shai Hope century, Keemo Paul five-wicket haul give West Indies series-levelling T20I win
Shai Hope hit yet another century while Keema Paul bagged a five-wicket haul as West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad to level the five-match series at 2-2.
West Indies rest Alzarri Joseph and Shai Hope for Test series in Bangladesh
West Indies have not included fast bowler Alzarri Joseph and top-order batter Shai Hope in their squad for the two-match Test series in Bangladesh, starting later this month, due to workload management.
India regain lead in T20I series against West Indies with 14-run victory
India regained the lead in their five-match T20 international series against the West Indies after Abhishek Sharma's explosive half-century and a disciplined bowling performance secured a 14-run victory in Indore on Sunday.