England too good for India as Buttler hits 131

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England too good for India as Buttler hits 131

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ByJack Skelton

BBC Sport senior journalist
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Fifth T20 international, Southampton

England 257-3 (20 overs): Buttler 131 (64), Brook 95* (45); Dube 2-22

India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36

England won by 56 runs, won five-match series 4-0

Scorecard

Jos Buttler smashed a majestic 131 to lead England to the top of the world rankings with a dominant 56-run win over India in the fifth T20 at Southampton.

Buttler produced a vintage innings of touch and power following a relatively barren run, recording his highest score in a glittering T20 career.

He shared in an England T20 record stand of 233 with captain Harry Brook, who clattered a remarkable 95 not out off 45 deliveries in the hosts’ 257-8.

England’s third-highest T20 international total and highest against India proved too much for the tourists, who made 201-8 as the world champions fell to a 4-0 series defeat.

Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma both hit half-centuries but Shreyas Iyer’s beleaguered side, who were shocking in the field, never looked likely to snatch a consolation win and have now lost their number one ranking to their opponents.

This is the first time India have gone winless in a five-match T20 series and extends their own unwanted record of six straight defeats in completed 20-over matches, after shock losses to Ireland at the start of a tour to forget.

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