Shreyas Iyer is a dependable batter and so is his captaincy. Just look at his IPL captaincy record.
That perhaps played a part in India handing him the captaincy of the T20I team. While he did not get the desired start, he has a big task to keep India’s status as world champions.
So here’s a look at Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy record in international cricket.
Shreyas Iyer Captaincy Record – All Formats
| Format | Mat | W | L | D | T | NR | W/L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00% |
| ODIs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00% |
| T20Is | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.38 | 57.89% |
| Overall | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.38 | 57.89% |
Iyer became just the sixth Indian captain to win more than 10 T20I matches. He is, in fact, the fifth-most successful Indian T20I skipper in terms of matches won.
It took eight T20Is for Iyer to record his first win as a captain in the shortest format. This is the most T20Is needed by an Indian captain for his maiden victory.
Shreyas Iyer T20I Captaincy Record (By Opposition)
| Opposition | Mat | W | L | T | NR | W/L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| West Indies | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| England | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Overall | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.38 | 57.89% |
Iyer has won the joint-most matches as India’s captain against Afghanistan in T20Is, with three victories.
Iyer has recorded the second-most wins as India’s skipper against Zimbabwe in T20Is, with three victories.
He has the fourth-most victories for an Indian skipper against the West Indies in T20Is, with two wins.
Iyer has conceded the joint second-most defeats as a captain for India against England in T20Is, losing four games.
Iyer became the first Indian captain to lose a T20I match against Ireland. The Irish side beat India for the first time by 34 runs in the 2026 Belfast T20I. This was also Iyer’s debut T20I captaincy match.
Shreyas Iyer T20I Captaincy Record (Home vs. Away)
| Conditions | Mat | W | L | T | NR | W/L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 | 71.43% |
| Away | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 33.33% |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00% |
| Overall | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.38 | 57.89% |
Iyer has the fourth-highest win percentage of around 62 as India’s T20I captain at home (minimum five matches).
Iyer has lost the second-most T20Is as India’s skipper in away fixtures, trailing MS Dhoni (10).
COMPARE CAPTAINS’ RECORDS
Shreyas Iyer Series Results as Captain in T20I
| S.No | Series | Winner | Scoreline (IND-Opp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India in Ireland T20I Series, 2026 | Ireland | 0-2 (2) |
| 2 | India in England T20I Series, 2026 | England | 0-4 (5) |
| 3 | India in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2026 | India | 3-0 (3) |
| 4 | Afghanistan in India T20I Series, 2026 | India | 3-0 (3) |
| 5 | India in Japan T20I Match, 2026 | India | 1-0 (1) |
| 6 | Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition (in Japan), 2026 | India | Champions |
| 7 | West Indies in India T20I Series, 2026/27 | drawn | 2-2 (5) |
Iyer became the first Indian captain to concede a bilateral T20I series loss against Ireland. The Irish side handed a 2-0 series sweep on the 2026 tour, which was Iyer’s first T20I captaincy assignment.
Iyer also became the first Indian captain to lose a five-match bilateral T20I series against England. India went down 0-4 on the 2026 England tour.
He also became only the second Indian skipper, after Hardik Pandya, to lose a five-match bilateral T20I series.
Iyer became the second Indian captain to whitewash Zimbabwe in a bilateral T20I series of two or more matches. Under his leadership, India claimed a 3-0 win on the 2026 tour.
He also became the second Indian captain to claim a series sweep against Afghanistan in a bilateral T20I series. He led the Indian team to a 3-0 series win in Delhi in 2026.
Under Iyer’s captaincy, India won their second Asian Games gold medal. The Men in Blue defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs to clinch the gold in Japan in 2026.
Shreyas Iyer’s Batting Records as Captain
| Format | Inns (Capt) | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 |
| ODIs | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 |
| T20Is | 21 | 590 | 34.70 | 152.45 | 102* | 1/2 |
| Overall | 21 | 590 | 34.70 | 152.45 | 102* | 1/2 |
Iyer is the fifth-highest run-scorer as India’s captain in T20Is, with over 500 runs.
He became just the third Indian skipper to score a century in T20Is. He hammered an unbeaten 102 from 43 balls against the West Indies in the 2026 Lucknow T20I.
His unbeaten 102 is the second-highest individual score by an Indian captain against the West Indies in T20Is.
Overall, the 102-run knock is the fourth-highest as a captain for India in T20Is.
Iyer is one of the two Indian captains to score at a strike rate above 150 in T20Is (minimum 100 balls faced).
Iyer has accumulated the second-most runs for India as a captain against England in a bilateral T20I series. He finished the 2026 England tour with 218 runs in five innings.
Iyer has registered the joint highest individual score as an Indian captain against England in T20Is. He smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls in the 2026 Bristol T20I.
He has scored the second-most runs as an Indian captain against the West Indies in a bilateral T20I series. He aggregated 181 runs in five innings in the 2026 home series.
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