England drew a line within the sand after the World Cup and the ODI collection right here waving a lower than fond farewell to a 50-overs recreation that has introduced distress this winter. But Jos Buttler’s males discovered the grass no greener on the opposite aspect of their extra favoured T20 format slipping to a primary defeat, by 4 wickets, within the 5 match collection.

England will anticipate to have the ability to bounce again in Grenada with leg-spinning duo Rehan Ahmed and Adil Rashid impressively taking 5-64 between them as West Indies chased down 171 with 11 balls to spare. But if they're to take action they may want a greater efficiency with the bat than right here on the Kensington Oval the place after establishing a robust bridgehead they collapsed.

“From the position we were in at halfway at 110-2 to only end up with 171 is definitely an area we can improve on and we need to find a way to find 20 or 30 more runs in that phase which would have been a really good score on that wicket.”

With West Indies scoring 14 sixes to England’s six it's clear that Buttler’s males have to discover a method to restrict their energy as properly earlier than the second T20 in Grenada on Thursday. Yet in Phil Salt and the 2 leg spinners, Adil Rashid taking his one hundredth T20 wicket on his one hundredth T20 look, Buttler was eager to select positives.

Losing the toss was one other handicap given the dew that fashioned within the second innings however regardless of that Salt and Buttler acquired England off to an ideal begin rattling alongside to 77 in six overs.

It was a free flowing show, significantly from Salt who hit six boundaries in a 20-ball 40 earlier than he was dismissed, Shimron Hetmyer juggling a catch over the ropes on the deep midwicket boundary. Will Jacks got here and went for a quickfire 17 out to an excellent diving catch from Brandon King.

But after Buttler’s scratchy innings got here to an finish, holing out to Hetmyer on the rope within the eleventh over, England collapsed like a home of playing cards. Harry Brook took an enormous swing and edged Jason Holder behind, Ben Duckett’s tried ramp went straight to brief third man leaving England 5 down and wobbling.

Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran steadied issues however when the previous had hit the accelerator hitting two sixes off Holder on the finish of the seventeenth, their 36 run partnership was promptly ended. England’s tail didn't wag when Buttler wanted it to, as an alternative hanging limply with 5 wickets falling for six runs in 15 deliveries following Livingstone’s maximums.

Andre Russell, on his return to the T20 aspect for the primary time in over two years, proved key ending with 3-19. Given the firepower of their ranks West Indies would have fancied chasing down a goal of 172 and reaching 100 two down extra so.

Rashid and Ahmed ensured they didn't have all their very own method ripping out their center to depart them six down. But with Ahmed bowled out and West Indies needing 47 from 30, Livingstone was taken down by West Indies skipper Rovman Powell who hit two sixes in two balls to swing the steadiness their method.

Buoyed by the strain launch and helped by Russell muscling a few maximums of his personal, the hosts raced to victory with 11 balls to spare. England now want an improved efficiency in Grenada with the intention to maintain the collection from slipping away.