England vs India 2018, 1st T20I: 5 Reasons why India won

#2 Middle over slowdown for England-

Batting first, England got off to a wonderful start as both Jason Roy and Jos Buttler cut loose, smashing 44 runs off the first 4 overs. However, once the powerplay ended and the spinners came on, it was a different ball game altogether as run-scoring became difficult.

India’s spinners applied the brakes on the scoring rate and the boundaries were hard to come by. Only 73 runs were scored between the 5th and the 16th over. This middle over slowdown ensured that England were at least 30 runs below par on an excellent batting wicket.