Fifth T20 international, Southampton England 257-3 (20 overs): Butler 131 (64), Arroyo 95* (45); Dub 2-22 India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36 England won by 56 runs and won the five-match series 4-0 Scorekeeper Jos Buttler scored a majestic 131 to take England to the top of the world
Fifth T20 international, Southampton
England 257-3 (20 overs): Butler 131 (64), Arroyo 95* (45); Dub 2-22
India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36
England won by 56 runs and won the five-match series 4-0
Scorekeeper
Jos Buttler scored a majestic 131 to take 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 classic innings of touch and power after a relatively barren career, recording his highest score in a brilliant T20 career.
He shared an England T20 record of 233 with captain Harry Brook, who made a remarkable 95 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 team, who were impressive on the field, never looked likely to claim a consolation win and have now lost their number one spot in the rankings to their opponents.
This is the first time India have gone winless in a five-match T20 series and extend their own unwanted record of six consecutive defeats in complete 20-over matches, after shock defeats to Ireland at the start of a forgettable tour.
The two teams will now meet in a five-match one-day international series, starting in Edgbaston on Tuesday (11:00 BST).
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