Chasing a formidable target of 181, England achieved it with ease, thanks to an unbeaten 87 from Phil Salt and a blistering 26-ball 48 from Bairstow. The pair added 97 off just 44 balls, guiding England to victory with 2.3 overs to spare.
"It was a really good performance from us," Buttler said during the post-match presentation. "We planned very well, we have been practicing well and executed with both bat and ball and we deserved to win. I thought we bowled very well to restrain such a powerful batting line-up, especially such a good six hitter. [That" was a decent result and you had to play well to achieve it."
Buttler was particularly impressed with the intelligent approach his team took to batting. "I thought we were very clever with the bat. The boys were very calculated when they took their options. The partnership between Bairstow and Salt was very good. Jonny came in with great intent and got the momentum back. Salty got behind him for a bit and when he got over it, the back broke."
Reflecting on the game, Buttler emphasized the importance of learning from both wins and losses. "A lot of people say you learn when you lose, but I really believe you also learn when you win. [It's] important to reflect on what we did well today. We had a good performance, put that aside and focus." in the next performance."
Praising Bairstow, Buttler said: "He's a class player, he has been for a long time. That's what we decided to do, just keep backing class players. He hasn't had many opportunities but today was an incredibly impressive innings ". "Innings of a really mature senior player, with a lot of power, he scored with great speed when the game was on the line."
Earlier in the match, West Indies had raced to 72 for 0 in eight overs, thanks to a good start from Brandon King, who retired injured with a side strain, and contributions from Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran.
However, in the next five overs, bowled by Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali in tandem, the West Indies managed only 34 runs and the wicket of Charles. Rashid, bowling the crucial 17th over, conceded just two runs and took the vital wicket of Andre Russell, finishing with figures of 4-0-21-1.
"We keep saying [Rashid] is our most important player, he really has been for a long time," Buttler said. "He's got a lot of variation and a lot of threat to take wickets and also restrict runs."
"It was a really good performance from us," Buttler said during the post-match presentation. "We planned very well, we have been practicing well and executed with both bat and ball and we deserved to win. I thought we bowled very well to restrain such a powerful batting line-up, especially such a good six hitter. [That" was a decent result and you had to play well to achieve it."
Buttler was particularly impressed with the intelligent approach his team took to batting. "I thought we were very clever with the bat. The boys were very calculated when they took their options. The partnership between Bairstow and Salt was very good. Jonny came in with great intent and got the momentum back. Salty got behind him for a bit and when he got over it, the back broke."
Reflecting on the game, Buttler emphasized the importance of learning from both wins and losses. "A lot of people say you learn when you lose, but I really believe you also learn when you win. [It's] important to reflect on what we did well today. We had a good performance, put that aside and focus." in the next performance."
Praising Bairstow, Buttler said: "He's a class player, he has been for a long time. That's what we decided to do, just keep backing class players. He hasn't had many opportunities but today was an incredibly impressive innings ". "Innings of a really mature senior player, with a lot of power, he scored with great speed when the game was on the line."
Earlier in the match, West Indies had raced to 72 for 0 in eight overs, thanks to a good start from Brandon King, who retired injured with a side strain, and contributions from Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran.
However, in the next five overs, bowled by Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali in tandem, the West Indies managed only 34 runs and the wicket of Charles. Rashid, bowling the crucial 17th over, conceded just two runs and took the vital wicket of Andre Russell, finishing with figures of 4-0-21-1.
"We keep saying [Rashid] is our most important player, he really has been for a long time," Buttler said. "He's got a lot of variation and a lot of threat to take wickets and also restrict runs."
