joso butler Told England There was no answer to India’s swing bowling performance after beating the hosts by 50 runs in the first Twenty20 of the three-match series.
India got off to a decent start after electing to bat on Thursday, posting 198-8 in 20 overs Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-10) New limited overs captain Butler was removed for a naught and Hardik Pandya (4-33) took two quick wickets.
England were eventually bowled out for 148 in 19.3 overs and Buttler praised Bhuvneshwar.
Butler told Sky Sports, “I think Bhuvneshwar Kumar can swing it in most places and he bowled with great control and shaped the ball both ways.”
“It probably swinged longer than I can remember in a T20 game, we probably needed to try to hit a hit in the stands to stop the swing. That didn’t happen and all credit to India, I thought they were fantastic.”
The teams will travel to Edgbaston on Saturday for the second match of the series.
India got off to a decent start after electing to bat on Thursday, posting 198-8 in 20 overs Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-10) New limited overs captain Butler was removed for a naught and Hardik Pandya (4-33) took two quick wickets.
England were eventually bowled out for 148 in 19.3 overs and Buttler praised Bhuvneshwar.
Butler told Sky Sports, “I think Bhuvneshwar Kumar can swing it in most places and he bowled with great control and shaped the ball both ways.”
“It probably swinged longer than I can remember in a T20 game, we probably needed to try to hit a hit in the stands to stop the swing. That didn’t happen and all credit to India, I thought they were fantastic.”
The teams will travel to Edgbaston on Saturday for the second match of the series.