Adil Rashid pleased with his form in England’s T20 series defeat to West Indies

Adil Rashid took some consolation from his performances against the West Indies despite a weakened England succumbing to a 3-2 T20 series defeat in Barbados.

With several regulars including Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes absent in the Caribbean following their Ashes exertions, Rashid has been one of the more senior members of the camp and has not disappointed across the five-match series.

England’s premier leg-spinner took a combined seven for 115 in the Kensington Oval contests, finishing with a superb economy rate of 5.75, as a powerhouse Windies batting unit treated with him with a degree of circumspection.

His two for 17 in a gripping fifth and final game, which England lost by 17 runs on Sunday evening, saw Rashid become England’s all-time leading T20 wicket-taker with 81 scalps, leapfrogging team-mate Chris Jordan (80).

“Obviously I picked up a few wickets here and there, kept it tight from my side,” Rashid said. “It’s been OK. I’m always looking to learn and get better and better. As an overall thing I bowled pretty well in the series.

“You have your ups and downs. At this moment in time I feel OK. You try to feel confident going into a game, that’s down to preparation. I feel quite good with my game.

“Obviously it’s a T20 game, anything can happen. Sometimes you feel confident and you do get hit a bit, and if you don’t feel good you can always pick up a wicket, so I’m always just looking to try my best.”

Rashid, who was England’s leading wicket-taker at last year’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, is ranked fourth in the world in the format, behind fellow wrist-spinners Wanindu Hasaranga, Tabraiz Shamsi and Adam Zampa.

While he is one of the premier white-ball bowlers in the world, Rashid has not figured in