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Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs. West Indies 1st T20I)Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowCaptains: Shreyas Iyer (India), Shai Hope (West Indies)Toss result: India won the toss and chose to field firstLive Telecast: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar (India), ESPN Caribbean, and ESPN Caribbean digital platforms (West Indies) Umpires and match officials: Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma (on-field umpires), Rohan Pandit (third umpire), Jayaraman Madanagopal (fourth umpire), and Prakash Bhatt (match referee)Match result: India won by 8 wicketsPlayer of the Match: TBDFOLLOW LIVE:Ball-by-ball updates of the matchIndia vs. West Indies 1st T20I live match scorecardFollow along with the latest live scorecard here as the match unfolds, or click here for key text commentary updates from the action.India vs. West Indies 1st T20I Live Score & UpdatesHello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the India vs. West Indies 1st T20I at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.India batting updatesAfter 14.4 overs, India are 172/2An extraordinary display of power-hitting from Shreyas Iyer (102* off 43) has won the 1st T20I for India with 32 deliveries remaining. Ishan Kishan played a good role to rotate the strike as the Indian skipper for his maiden ton in the shortest format.After 10 overs, India are 102/2West Indies initially managed to quieten the scoring through tight seam overs post-Powerplay, but India’s third-wicket partnership rapidly seized back the initiative. Shreyas Iyer (45* off 25) was the chief architect of the surge, stepping across his stumps to repeatedly manipulate the field off Shepherd before forcing a tough drop-and-run chance off the bowler’s follow-through.After 6 overs, India is 62/2India’s chase is off to a blistering start despite losing both openers inside the first four overs. Abhishek Sharma kickstarted the innings by bludgeoning 14 runs off Matthew Forde’s opening over, but spin temporarily halted India’s charge. Roston Chase broke the opening stand by having Abhishek caught at long-off, and Akeal Hosein followed up by taking a return catch to dismiss Samson for 11.West Indies batting updatesAfter 20 overs, the West Indies are 171/10West Indies’ late resistance was brought to a swift end as India bowled out the visitors for 171 in 19.1 overs. Sherfane Rutherford kept the scoreboard ticking through the late overs, reaching a well-crafted 31-ball fifty and launching Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh for crucial boundaries.After 15 overs, the West Indies are 127/7A masterclass in middle-overs spin bowling has completely gutted the West Indies innings, sending the visitors into a tailspin from 100/3 down to 127/7. After an 18-run 11th over saw Sha