Jos Buttler: England were 20 runs short and put under pressure by Bangladesh's batters

The world champions suffered a six-wicket defeat in the first T20I in Chattogram, losing four wickets in the space of 20 deliveries in what proved to be a costly end to their innings

Jos Buttler attributed England's six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first T20I to the team falling 20 runs short with the bat.  

The England captain scored 67 runs off 42 balls to put England on course for a 180-plus total before four wickets in the space of 20 deliveries derailed their innings. 

Bangladesh then chased 157 with relative ease thanks to a half-century from Najmul Hossain Shanto and an early assault from Rony Talukdar.

Buttler said: "I think Bangladesh finished the innings well, we were in a position to really kick on and launch at the end, but we couldn't get away.

^{A late batting collapse proved costly for England [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

"We were probably 20 runs short of where we would have liked to have been with our score and that meant we chased it a little bit in the field."

The England skipper, however did not look for excuses, admitting the pitch played out as expected. They were simply outclassed by their hosts.

"I think the pitch was much as expected, low bounce and a bit slow, but it played pretty well and was consistent throughout the game and if we had those extra runs on the board, it would have been easier," he continued.

"Bangladesh came out and played with a  lot of intent and took the game on right away and that put us under a lot of pressure."

^{Shakib Al Hasan has his sights set on the 2024 T20 World Cup [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

Defending his squad selection and the decision to use seven different bowlers, he added: "I think it's a different balanced team to how we usually play. We have a lot of good allrounders and it gives you lots of options as a captain."

His counterpart, Shakib Al Hasan, meanwhile, praised his side's composure and believes this is a "great start" as they build towards the 2024 T20 World Cup.

"In the first ten overs we were under the pump a little bit (with the ball), but no one panicked. Everyone knew what they needed to do and stuck to their plans," Shakib said. "Other than my dropped catch, everyone fielded well.

"This is a great start for the World Cup in 2024 in West Indies. We will be able to put out a very good team when the World Cup starts."

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