ENG VS BAN: Jos Buttler Gutted to Lose the T20I Series

England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler expressed his disappointment over losing the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh by a margin of 3-0, saying that the home side completely outplayed the visiting team in a one-sided series. The Three Lions crashed to a 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series as a half-century by Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s unbeaten 47 followed by some terrific bowling display by the bowlers helped the hosts secure a 16-run victory in the final match in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Batting first, Bangladesh posted a competitive total of 158 in the first innings. It proved to be a winning score despite England’s seamers strong comeback in the final few overs. Chasing 159, the 2022 T20 World Champions lurched from 100 for one to 128 for six before eventually subsiding to 142 for six to lose this dead rubber by 16 runs. This epic collapse capped off a memorable series win for Bangladesh by a margin of 3-0.  

ENG VS BAN: Buttler Disappointed to Lose the Series 3-0

Reflecting on the series loss in the post-match presentation, Buttler said that his disappointing to lose the series. He also rued the missed opportunities in the field which probably cost England the series. Taking blame for the third T20I, Buttler said he was disheartened by his own dismissal. 

“Really disappointing to lose the series, congratulations to Bangladesh, they outplayed us completely. We came back well (at the death), we missed some opportunities in the field which is disappointing. The wicket got better as it went on and I thought we did well to restrict them to the total we did. We hoped we could chase it down but it didn’t happen. Losing two wickets quickly was crucial. Very disappointed in myself for not diving and being fully committed to completing that run,” said Jos Buttler as quoted by Cricbuzz.

The Bangla Tigers had won the first game by six wickets and the second by four wickets to give the home side their first series victory over defending T20 and ODI World Cup champions England in any format. In the dead rubber T20I, Bangladesh thumped England to register a 3-0 series win.