Buttler and his team-mates look on during the first T20I Buttler and his team-mates look on during the first T20I Jos Buttler conceded England "weren't quite capable" of enforcing themselves in their opening T20I against India in Kolkata. (More Sports News)pwbet gaming
The hosts drew first blood in the five-match series as they chased down their target of 132 for a dominant seven-wicket win at Eden Gardens on Friday.
Victory was sealed with 43 balls to spare, making it England's heaviest T20I defeat in terms of deliveries remaining.
With the victory, they remained on course to win their second consecutive Olympic medal. However, the key defender’s suspension has sparked quite a bit of controversy.
A semifinal win will ensure a silver for India, which they last won in the 1960 Rome edition. The Indians displayed a tenacious performance against Britain in the quarterfinal at the iconic Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Sunday.
Despite Buttler's impressive knock of 68 off 44 balls, India's spinners were the scourge of England - just like in their last T20I in Guyana last year (6-58) - as they recorded figures of 5-67.
And the England skipper hopes for a positive response to the defeat in what was Brendon McCullum's first match in charge of the white-ball side.
"There was a little bit in the wicket early on, and we probably didn't expect that," Buttler told TNT Sports.
"I thought they found a bit of movement early on, and if you come through that,bl777 it is a good scoring pitch and fast ground here. You want to enforce the game you want to play, and we weren't quite capable of doing that today.
"We are better for the run-out and are looking forward to the next one. We want to be aggressive, we want to be watchable, and we are up against a team who are ultra-aggressive as well."
Defeat in Kolkata.We will look to bounce back in the second T20I in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/g8q1holJo1
superace888— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 22, 2025India took two wickets in the opening three overs, and Suryakumar Yadav believes the quick start was crucial for the Men in Blue.
"I think the energy and the way we started after the toss set the benchmark," he said. "We took it from there, with all the bowlers having their own plans and executing that. Thenpwbet gaming, the batting was the icing on the cake."
