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07/11 12:55 CDT Buttler and Brook sparkle as England goes top of T20 rankings
with clean sweep over India
Buttler and Brook sparkle as England goes top of T20 rankings with clean sweep
over India
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) --- Jos Buttler and Harry Brook led the way with
swashbuckling batting displays as England went top of the T20 rankings after
beating India by 56 runs on Saturday to take the five-match series 4-0.
Buttler hammered 131 in 64 balls and skipper Brook made 95 not out in 45
deliveries to propel England to 257-3, its third highest T20 total and highest
against India.
It rained sixes at the Utilita Bowl as the pair shared a memorable
second-wicket stand of 233, England's highest for any wicket in a T20.
India, which opted to rest 15-year-old batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the
teenage sensation failed to make an impact in the three previous games, was
made to pay for deciding to bowl first after winning the toss.
Buttler made a welcome return to form by smashing 8 sixes and 12 fours as he
charged to his second T20 international century. Brook continued his excellent
series, which began with the opening match being abandoned due to bad weather,
by clubbing 8 sixes and 4 fours.
Shivam Dube took two late wickets, including Buttler's, but his solitary over
cost 22 runs.
India, displaced by England at the top of the rankings, had a mountain to climb
to reach its target and made a poor start when opener Abhishek Sharma was
removed for 3.
Ishan Kishan struck a 35-ball 56 while Tilak Varma raced to 53 in 25 deliveries
but India could only reply with 201-8. All-rounder Sam Curran took 3-36 and
leg-spinner Adil Rashid picked up 2-24.
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