Disappointed after the loss against India in the semi-final, England captain, Jos Buttler admitted that the Men in Blue “outplayed” his team and said that the Rohit Sharma’s side deserved to reach the final of the ICC T20 World Cup as they played well on the “challenging surface.” India booked their place in the final of the T20 World Cup after a thumping 68-run win over England at the Providence stadium in Guyana.
The England captain said that his team let India take away 20-25 runs and they were “outbowled” by the Indian bowlers, admitting that the toss was not the significant factor of the outcome of the match.
“India certainly outplayed us. We let them get 20-25 runs too many. It was a challenging surface that they played well on. They outplayed us and fully deserved the win. Very different conditions (than 2022), credit to India. They played a really good game of cricket. With the rain around, didn’t expect the conditions to change that much. Don’t think it did. They outbowled us,” Buttler said in a post-match presentation.
Buttler also lauded the Indian team and acknowledged their superiority on the Guyana surface thanks to their fantastic spin bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. He hailed his team for their efforts throughout the tournament as well.
“They had an above-par score. I don’t think that toss was necessarily the difference between the teams. They’ve got some fantastic spinners. They had an above-par score and with a brilliant bowling attack, it was always going to be a tough chase. With everything that’s happened throughout the whole tournament, really proud of everyone’s effort to be here,” he added.
