England captain Jos Buttler began the Brendon McCullum era with a solid and fighting fifty in the first T20I against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Despite Buttler's impressive knock of 68 off 44 balls, India's spinners were the scourge of England - just like in their last T20I in Guyana last year (6-58) - as they recorded figures of 5-67

Skipper Jos Buttler was lone warrior for England in the 1st T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Buttler's half-century kept England afloat after they were down to 83/5 at one stage. While Buttler was the only Englishman to score 20-plus runs, only two other batters scored in double-figures.

England were bundled out for just 132 with Jos Buttlers 68 the highest score; Indias Varun Chakravarthy took a three-for; Jofra Archer struck twice in one over but hosts dominated, reaching the target in 12.

Power-packed bowling performances by spinners Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and pacer Arshdeep Singh overwhelmed a valiant fightback by England skipper Jos Buttler, allowing India to restrict hosts to 132 runs in the first T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday.