Shreyas Iyer got the Indian T20I captaincy with much hype and expectations. However, his very first outing as the Indian captain is not as great as it was expected. India is touring Ireland for a two-match T20I series under Iyer's leadership. And today, in the first T20I, on June 26, Shreyas Iyer got dismissed for just 3 runs in 7 balls, as he registered the lowest score as a captain on his debut.

 

After India lost Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan within the power play, Shreyas had to walk in the fourth over. He gave his usual slow start, allowing Abhishek Sharma to take as many strikes as possible.  

 

However, his innings ended in the first ball of the sixth over. Debutant Matt Hollard got Shreyas as the batter tried to clear the ball over deep square leg. Even though Shreyas successfully middled the ball, he chose the wrong side, as Docrell took a stunning low catch.

 

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Shreyas registers a single-digit score on debut

 

For a better who got off the mark on his captaincy debut, it was Rohit Sharma who had the fewest runs. He scored just 17 runs against Sri Lanka in 2017. Shreyas overtook him, scoring just 3 runs.

 

Lowest score by an Indian on a T20I captaincy debut:

 

Captains	Runs scored	Opponent	Year
Shreyas Iyer	3	Ireland	2026
Rohit Sharma	17	Sri Lanka	2017
Hardik Pandya	24	Ireland	2022
Ruturaj Gaikwad	25	Nepal	2023
Suresh Raina	28	Zimbabwe	2010

 

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