Russell Shines As West Indies Beat England In First T20I

Veteran all-rounder Andre Russell made a dazzling return to international cricket to help West Indies cruise to a four-wicket victory over England in the opening Twenty20 international in Barbados on Tuesday.

Andre Russell (Image Source: Google)

"From the position we were in, we were looking for a score of 200," said Buttler, who scored 39 while fellow opener Phil Salt put on a stylish 40 off 20 balls.

"We want to keep pushing the boundaries and trying to be as positive as we can.

"But it's about finding ways to keep scoring in that manner, getting those extra 20, 25 runs in an unfashionable way."

The second game of the series takes place in Grenada on Thursday.

Brief scores:

England: 171 all out in 19.3 overs (P. Salt 40, J. Buttler 39, L. Livingstone 27; A. Russell 3-19, A. Joseph 3-54)

West Indies 172-6: (K. Mayers 35, S. Hope 36, R. Powell 31 not out, A. Russell 29 not out; R. Ahmed 3-39, A. Rashid 2-25)

Result: West Indies win by four wickets

Series: West Indies lead five-match series 1-0