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Buttler Breaks Dhoni Record as England Complete 4-0 T20I Sweep

The knock included a 233-run stand with Harry Brook that is the highest partnership in men's T20Is.

Overview

  • Buttler produced 131 off 64 balls in the fifth T20I, a display that powered England to a dominant win and helped seal the series sweep on Saturday.
  • The innings pushed Buttler's career international sixes to 366, passing MS Dhoni's 359 to make him the most prolific six-hitting wicketkeeper in international cricket.
  • Buttler and Harry Brook put on 233 for the second wicket, the largest partnership in men's T20I history, as England posted 257 for 3 — the highest T20I total recorded against India.
  • England beat India by 56 runs after Sam Curran took three wickets to restrict India to 201 for 8 while chasing 258.
  • The result gives England their first bilateral T20I series victory over India and shifts all-time T20I leaderboards, highlighting how modern T20 scoring has produced new benchmarks for batters and wicketkeepers.