Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 26 (ANI): England captain Jos Buttler etched his title within the report books by changing into the very best run-scorer towards India in T20 Internationals. The milestone got here in the course of the second T20I of the India-England collection on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the place Buttler surpassed West Indies star Nicholas Pooran to say the highest spot, as per Wisden.
After shedding the primary match of the collection in Kolkata by eight wickets, England sought a comeback in Chennai. Profitable the toss, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav put England into bat. England’s innings obtained off to a shaky begin, with Phil Salt dismissed within the first over, bringing Buttler to the crease.
The England skipper wasted no time in taking up the Indian bowlers, smashing 45 off 30 balls earlier than falling to Axar Patel. He scored a half-century within the earlier recreation in Kolkata, highlighting his type within the collection. England managed to publish 165/6, however their efforts proved inadequate as Tilak Varma’s unbeaten fifty guided India to victory.
Throughout his innings, Buttler crossed the 600-run mark towards India in T20Is, changing into the primary participant to attain this feat. His present tally of 611 runs surpasses Nicholas Pooran’s 592, with Buttler reaching the milestone in 4 extra matches than the West Indian batter.
Buttler joins an elite group of gamers who’ve scored over 500 T20I runs towards India, together with Glenn Maxwell (574), David Miller (524), and Aaron Finch (500). He additionally turns into the thirteenth participant in T20I historical past to attain over 600 runs towards a single opponent. Solely Virat Kohli (794 vs. Australia) and Babar Azam (880 vs. New Zealand) have managed to cross the 700-run mark towards one group.
Buttler was delighted with the aggression his facet exhibited to show the reasonable chase into an exhilarating affair, regardless that his facet fell to a 2-0 collection deficit. (ANI)
