James Shannon’s 35-ball 60 was right up his list, as was Peter Chase’s terrific 4/35, the paceman’s victims including Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. But the “primary emotion” was one of disappointment.

However, Wilson wasn’t blaming the conditions. “This wicket wasn’t stoppy, but I certainly didn’t expect it to spin like it did in the second innings,” he said. “Having said that, their spinners are very good, and probably would have spun it like that in the first innings as well. Don’t think we can blame the conditions or preparations – it’s been as good as any we’ve had.”

Looking ahead to the second T20I on Friday, Wilson hoped to “negate their spin – Kuldeep and Chahal – and that will stand us in good stead”, but that is easier said than done.

Yadav and Chahal have blossomed into an extremely dangerous duo, both capable of extracting turn on any surface. On this occasion, they were aided by the fact that India posted a daunting 208/5, but Yadav said he’d have bowled attacking lengths irrespective of the total they were defending.

“I always want to take a wicket and break through for the team,” he said. “That’s my style, that’s the sort of attacking bowler I am. If I try and stop runs, then it’s possible that I don’t get wickets and I concede runs.”

That said, “It’s the first game of the season. Conditions are different from India, it’s a little bit cold. The wicket was on the slower side, so it was easy to adjust,” he added.