India cricket team vs England national cricket team match scorecard Highlights: Powered by Jos Buttler's marauding hundred, England defeated India by 56 runs in the fifth and final T20I to sweep the five-match series 4-0 on Saturday. Buttler's 131 and skipper Harry Brook's unbeaten 95 led England to a massive 257/3. In reply, India could only manage 201/8 despite Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma making fifties. For England, Sam Curran took three wickets.
Three wickets in the last three overs as England beat India by 56 runs. Chasing 258 runs for a victory, India managed 201/8 in 20 overs. England complete a 4-0 whitewash, after the first game ended in a washout. India now have lost six T20Is in a row. Shreyas Iyer has now lost six of his first seven matches as Indian T20I captain.
Fifty for Tilak Varma but it came too late. He reaches to his fifty with two sixes off Josh Tongue before edging to Jos Buttler. Fir the unknown, a win today will make England the new no.1 side in T20Is, displacing India. IND 189-6 (18)
India need an improbable 85 in the last three overs here in Southampton, which is next to impossible, unless someone smashes all the deliveries for a boundary. IND 173/5 (17)
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, who were rebulding India, have been dismissed. While the Indian captain managed just 28 runs, Kishan was caught by Phil Salt after completing his fifty. The Indians still need more than 120 runs with just 7 overs remaining. IND 136/4 (13)
Despite the loss of two wickets, India have maintained 10 runs oer over. Ishan Kishan looks settled in the middle while captain Shreyas Iyer is trying to get his foot. In fact, Shreyas had scored an unbeaten 80 in the last game. IND 87/2 (8)
OUTTTT!!!!!! Sam Curran strikes on the very first ball of his spell. Sanju Samson tries to drive, but the ball hits the bat upper only to go straight at Jacob Bethell. IND 55/2 (5.1)
Fifty comes up for India in style with a six towards fine-leg from Ishan Kishan off Josh Tongue. The left-hander finishes the over with a four at third man. Another good over from the Indian batters. IND 55/1 (5)
OUTTTT!!!! It's Jofra Archer again with the first wicket for England. The extra bounce from Archer does the job as Abhishek Sharma edged behind to Jos Buttler. IND 25/1 (2.3)
BANGGG!!! Sanju Samson is sending a message to the Indian team here. After his two fours in the first over, the Indian opener slams Josh Tongue for two maximums to make a statemenet inside the powerplay. IND 23/0 (2)
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma walk into the ground for the chase for India. Jofra Archer opens the attack. Two fours to start the chase in the first over from Samson. IND 9/0 (1)
That's it. England finish at a mammoth 257/3 after Jos Buttler's 131 and captain Harry Brook's unbeaten 95.
OUTTT!!!! Finally, Jos Buttler walks back. Buttler gets a top edge off Shivam Dube only to be caught by Shreyas Iyer. Buttler walks back for 131 off 64 balls, including 12 fours and eight sixes. OUTTTT!!!!! Two wickets in two balls for Dube. Jacob Bethell is caught by Abhishek Sharma for a first-ball duck. 241/3 (18.5)
HUNDRED for Jos Buttler!! The former England captain pulls Axar Patel for a six to reach the milestone in just 51 deliveries. Poor bowling from the Indians. Buttler raises his bat acknowledges the crowd. 200 comes up with England with another six from Harry Brook. ENG 209/1 (16)
150-run stand comes up between Harry Brook and Jos Buttler. The duo takes two sixes and a four in the 14th over off Suryansh Shedge as England eye 200-plus total. ENG 168/1 (14)
There is no stopping Jos Buttler and Harry Brook as both batters looks to reach the three figures. Meanwhile, Brook now has the most runs in a bilateral T20I series against India surpassing Nicholas Pooran’s 184 in the three-match series in India in 2022. ENG 144/1 (13)
Fifty for Jos Buttler with a single off Suryansh Shedge. This is proving to be a match-defining innings.
Just a single over in the middle that England didn't score. Harry Brook and Jos Buttler keep on smashing the Indian bowlers all round the park. After Prince Yadav was hit for a couple of boundaries, Harry Brook sends Axar Patel for 6, 6, 4 in consecutive deliveries to reach his fifty. The England captain reaches fifty in just 19 balls.
ENG 111/1 (10)
Brilliant first over from Suryansh Shedge as the Mumbai all-rounder concedes just three runs against the likes of Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. A few more overs like this will put pressure on the English batters. The second-wicket stand reaches 66 off 39 balls. ENG 73/1 (8)
DROPPEDDD!!! Harry Brook survives a chance off Prince Yadav after Shivam Dube fails to judge a top edge from the English captain. The next two balls, Brook rubs salt in Indian wounds, smashing back-to-back sixes. ENG 61/1 (6)
Despite the loss of Phil Salt , Jos Buttler has been impresive so far. The former England captain hammered Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh over the ropes in style. Buttler enters 30s. ENG 44/1 (5)
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