Jos Buttler is at par with this legend to get a big hit during IND vs ENG 1st T20I.
England captain Jos Buttler looked good in the first T20I against India at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Buttler was the only English batsman to make a big impact, hitting 44 off 68 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
After this knock, he scored a great feat and tied West Indies’ Nicholas Poran. Instead of opening the innings, Buttler batted at No. 3 in an unusual position. But he looked good and played both fast bowlers and drivers with ease.
Also Read: “Rohit Sharma’s done and dusted” – The Indian captain reacts to the Ranji Trophy debacle when he returns to Twitter.
Jos Buttler is equal to Nicholas Pooran for the biggest hit.
The fifty in Kolkata was Jos Buttler’s fifth 50-plus score against India in T20I cricket. He now has the joint-most 50-plus score in T20Is against India and has equaled Nicholas Pooran on the way.
Buttler scored a total of 566 runs in 23 T20Is against India at an average of 35.37 and an economy of 146.63. The England captain needs 34 more runs to become the first man in history to score 600 runs in T20Is against India.
Currently, Nicholas Poran is the highest scorer in T20Is against India. Poran scored 592 runs in 20 T20Is at an average of 32.88 and a strike rate of 135.15. In the ongoing series of four T20Is, Buttler is the favorite to reach 600 runs ahead of Pooran.
Most fifty-plus scores in T20Is against India
Apart from Jos Buttler and Nicolas Poran, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock have four fifty-plus scores in the T20I format.
- Nicholas Poran (West Indies) – 5 fifties
- Jos Buttler (England) – 5 fifty
- Colin Munro (New Zealand) – 4 fifty
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 4 fifty
- Quinton de Kock (South Africa) – 5 horses
India beat England 1-0.
While Jos Buttler played an exceptional innings at Eden Gardens, it was not enough for the team as England were thoroughly dominated by India in the first T20I. India captain Suryakumar Yadav took the win as India put England ahead on a tough pitch.
The game looked to be a belter but left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh struck in the first over and inflicted heavy damage on the visitors. After dismissing Phil Salt for a duck, Archdeep removed the other opener, Ben Duquette, in the next over.
After a good partnership between captain Jos Buttler and vice-captain Harry Brooke, England seemed to be back on track, but Varun Chakraborty had other ideas when he dismissed Harry Brooke to spoil the partnership.
Chakravarty didn’t stop there and dismissed Liam Livingstone two balls later. It started to be a downfall for England and they kept losing wickets. With the wicket of Jos Buttler, England were all out for 132 in 20 overs, their hopes of a big score dashed.
In reply, India got off to a flying start with openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma knocking England’s quick attempts out of the park. Samson is dismissed for 26 but Abhishek happily continues on his way. Abhishek smashed 79 balls in just 34 balls and hit 5 fours and 8 sixes.
Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya stayed till the end and India won in just 12.5 overs. India are now 1-0 in the four-match series.