Batteries explode: Buttler 131, Brook 95 power England to 257/3

In a dazzling display at The Rose Bowl, England’s top order turned a precarious start into a record‑breaking total. After early wickets fell, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook combined for a 233‑run partnership, the highest ever for any wicket in T20 Internationals.

Buttler smashed 131 runs from just 64 balls, dispatching the ball to all parts of the ground with twelve fours and eight towering sixes. Brook, maintaining the momentum, compiled 95 runs without loss from 45 deliveries, hitting four fours and another eight sixes, and finishing with a strike rate of 211.

The partnership set England up for a formidable 257/3 in the full 20 overs, putting immense pressure on the visitors. The total proved too much for India, whose chase crumbled at 201/8, ending the match 56 runs short.

India’s top order could not respond, with Abhishek Sharma dismissed for three and Sanju Samson falling after a quick 27. The lower order added a handful of runs, but the target was out of reach, confirming England’s clean sweep of the series and their rise to the top of the ICC T20 rankings.