Jos Buttler scored his first century in this format after 2021Image Credit source: Getty Images
Jos Buttle Century in IND vs ENG 5th T20I: The bad fate that started happening to the Indian team during the England tour, which started at the beginning of the series, continued in the last match as well. After already losing the T20 series, Team India was badly beaten by England in the last match also. In the fifth and last match of the T20 series in Southampton, England’s batsmen thrashed Team India, in which the team’s legendary opener Jos Buttler scored a brilliant century. After a long wait of almost 5 years, Butler scored a century in T20 International and set a new record of partnership with captain Harry Brook.
Jos Buttler did this feat for England while batting first in the last match of the series on Saturday, July 11 at the Utility Bowl Stadium in Southampton. Before this match, the series was not going well for Butler and he could score only 44 runs in 3 innings. In such a situation, this match is as important as team india It was for Butler as well. Incidentally, this was also Butler’s 160th T20 International match, with which he reached second place in the list of most matches played.
Butler’s century after 5 years
England’s most successful T20 batsman celebrated this achievement with a century. Butler’s opening partner Phil Salt was out early but it did not make any difference to this right-handed batsman. Butler started targeting the Indian bowlers and then it became difficult to stop them. Butler completed his half-century in 34 balls but after that he scored the next 50 runs in exactly half his balls.
Within no time, Butler completed his century in 51 balls. He completed his century in T20 International by hitting a six off Akshar Patel in the 16th over. In reaching his century, Butler had hit 9 fours and 6 sixes. This is only his second century and after about 5 years he was successful in touching the figure of 100 in this format. Butler’s last century came in the T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka in November 2021, which was his first century.
New world record for largest partnership
Even after scoring a century in this innings, his terror continued and finally he returned to the pavilion after getting out in the 19th over. He played a explosive inning of 131 runs in just 64 balls, which included 8 sixes and 12 fours. Not only this, Butler along with captain Harry Brook made a partnership of 233 for the second wicket, which is the highest partnership (full member country) for any wicket in T20 International. Incidentally, he broke India’s own record, which was made by Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson (210 runs). On the basis of these innings, England scored 257 runs.
