'India certainly outplayed us': England captain Jos Buttler admits after loss

Disappointed after the loss against India in the semifinal England captain Jos Buttler admitted that Men in Blue outplayed his team and said that the Rohit Sharmaled side deserved to reach the final of the ICC T20 World Cup as they played well on challenging surfaceThe clash between the two unbeaten sides has been set for Saturday with India set to take on South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup after the Rohit Sharmaled side sealed a thumping 68run win over England at Providence Stadium GuyanaThe past was washed away by the Indian spinners who bore the brunt of Englands aggression The 2022 nightmare became a long past after the Indian team avenged their 10wicket defeat that came at the hands of EnglandThe England captain said that his team let India take away 2025 runs and they were outbowled by the Men in Blues bowlers admitting that the toss was not the significant factor of the outcome of the matchButtler also lauded India for playing a good game of cricket stating he did not expect conditions to change much after the rainIndia certainly outplayed us We let them get 2025 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 didnt expect the conditions to change that much Dont think it did They outbowled us Buttler said in a postmatch presentationButtler acknowledged Indias superiority on the Guyana surface and applauded the Men in Blues fantastic spinner who took away six wickets England captain hailed his team for their efforts throughout the tournament saying that they had lots of adversities throughout the competition they still overcame it as a group to play some really good cricket in patchesThey had an abovepar score I dont think that toss was necessarily the difference between the teams Theyve got some fantastic spinners They had an abovepar score and with a brilliant bowling attack it was always going to be a tough chase With everything thats happened throughout the whole tournament really proud of everyones effort to be here You can only play whos put in front of you Weve had lots of adversities throughout the competition we stuck well together as a group and played some really good cricket in patches but came up short when it mattered the most he addedComing to the match riding on the back of Rohits fifty and belligerent cameos fireworks at the Providence Stadium by Suryakumar Yadav Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadejas late flourish powered India to 1717While chasing the target 172 the Three Lions came out roaring looking to defend their crown but the unbeaten Indian side was too big of a challenge for the defending champions With England scoring at a healthy run rate of more than 8 visions of the 2022 World Cup semifinal started to slowly rise within the Indian fansOpeners Buttler and Phil Salt made a solid start but the combination of Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah took the top order apart At that point England were 727 meaning they required 100 runs off their remaining 46 ballsIt was all over for the defending champions after Jofra Archer was given out lbw to Japrit Bumrah having made an excellent 21 off 15 balls ending Englands innings for 103This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever