Jos Buttler's Team England showcased a great fight in the match but lost by 15 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. With this, they also lost the T20I series.
For the first time in the series, Jos Buttler won the toss and England bowled first in the match. They were off to an exceptional start, reducing the hosts to 12/3.
Chasing the target, Harry Brook and Ben Duckett played explosive innings. However, the poor performance from the rest of the batters meant that they were bowled out for 166 in 19.4 overs.
We should have gone on to win the game - Jos Buttler
"We started brilliantly, taking wickets in the powerplay and we were in a great position at the end of the batting powerplay. We should have gone on to win the game," Jos Buttler stated.
"We did some really good things in the game. We dropped Dube first ball and he went to play a really good innings. With the bat, we were in a fantastic position and lost a couple of key wickets."
How did England perform in the previous T20I vs India?
Their innings began on a poor note as Phil Salt (5) was dismissed early. However, Ben Duckett smashed a quickfire 51 off 28 balls, including 7 boundaries and 2 maximums. Jos Buttler contributed with a valuable 24, before being dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy.
During the run chase, the Indian batting order struggled to get going. England’s bowlers struck at key moments, reducing India to 31/2 inside the first 4 overs.
Adil Rashid dismissed in-form Tilak Varma, and Jamie Overton took the wickets of Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, and Mohammed Shami. With key wickets falling at regular intervals, India never looked in control and finished with a total of 145/9.
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