Tezzbuzz Desk- This is the third time under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, when his team lost the match despite scoring more than 240 runs in T20 cricket. According to the report, Iyer has become the first captain under whose captaincy the teams could not defend the target even after scoring more than 240 runs thrice. Of these, two matches are of the Indian Premier League (IPL), while the Indian team lost the third match against West Indies.
In the year 2024, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team failed to save the target of 261 runs. After this, in the year 2025, while captaining Punjab Kings, Iyer's team lost the match despite scoring 245 runs. Now even after scoring 249 runs with the Indian team in Ranchi, they had to face defeat. Despite three consecutive big scores, these defeats have brought his captaincy record into the limelight. The defeat in Ranchi was also important for the Indian team's domestic T20 International record. According to the report, for the first time the Indian team spent more than 250 runs in a T20 International match on its home ground. Apart from this, this is said to be the first T20 International match for India to lose the match despite scoring more than 225 runs. This result also exposed the weaknesses of Indian bowling and fielding.
Some other poor statistics related to the performance of the Indian T20 team during the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer have also been mentioned in the report. These include losing consecutive matches, facing defeat by huge margins and poor performance in T20 series. According to the report, between January 2024 and May 2026, the Indian team played 61 T20 International matches and lost seven of them. At the same time, there have been seven defeats in 18 matches during the last four months. However, the captain alone cannot be held responsible for the defeat in any match. The performance of the bowlers, mistakes made in fielding and the batting of the opposition team also affect the result. The Indian team's failure to save the target even after scoring 249 runs against the West Indies is a matter of concern for the team management. Now the Indian team will need to improve its strategy and bowling to perform better in the upcoming matches.