Jos Buttler 's reign as England white-ball captain got off to a horror start as he was out for a golden duck while his side slipped to a 50-run defeat against India in the first T20I of the series.
Hardik Pandya produced a stunning all-round display for the visitors, striking 51 with the bat and picking up four wickets with the ball. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, returning captain Rohit Sharma set the tone for India with a quick-fire 24 off 14 balls.
Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav then picked up where their captain left off with a pair of scintillating cameos, blasting 33 and 39 respectively at strike rates of around 200. Pandya then proceeded to notch his first-ever T20 half-century for India, before England fought back well at the death to keep the visitors below 200.
