Jos Buttler entered his name in the record books on Saturday, and passed MS Dhoni becoming the highest six-wicket haul in international cricket. England’s batsman excelled in his impressive 131 off 64 balls against India in the fifth T20I at the Rose Bowl. Buttler smashed eight sixes in his innings, taking his career tally to 366 international sixes and counting. DhoniA long-term indicator of 359. The 35-year-old reached his peak when he bounced back with one of the best performances of his T20I career, helping England crush India by 56 runs and complete a 4-0 clean sweep in the five-match series. Buttler’s innings, which featured 12 fours and eight sixes, was his second T20I century and the highest score in his T20 international career. He made his best run after turning 34 off 34 balls, needing just 17 more to bring up his century. His impressive standing is the captain Harry Brook to establish with certainty. The pair added 233 runs for the second wicket, setting a new record for the highest partnership for any wicket in men’s T20I history. Brook narrowly missed out on a century, finishing unbeaten on 95 from 45 balls as England piled on 257 for 3. India’s reply did not threaten the target much despite the half-centuries of Ishan Kishan (56) and Tilak Varma (53). The visitors finished on 201 for 8 as England sealed a comprehensive victory. Buttler’s eight sixes matched Brook’s, with the pair combining for 16 maximums between them. India, by comparison, managed only eight as a team. The latest feat adds another chapter to Buttler’s decorated international career, cementing his reputation as one of the most destructive batsmen the game has seen.
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| Responsibility | A player | Six countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jos Buttler (England) | 366 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni (India) | 359 |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | 300 |
| 4 | Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 259 |
| 5 | Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 208 |