Buttler blasts ton as England sweep India in T20 series and take top ranking

[p]The 35-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buttler-joseph/bVycigXQ/"]Buttler[/a], one of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a]'s all-time outstanding white-ball batsmen, was in superb form as he struck eight sixes in a blistering innings of 131.[/p][p]Buttler's second T20 international hundred came during an England record partnership in the format of 233 with captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brook-harry/MefSexXu/"]Harry Brook[/a], who made 95 not out. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=SCJebANt"]The hosts made 257-3[/a] - their second-highest total at this level.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a]'s hopes of avoiding a whitewash, in a match where the start was delayed after the tourists got stuck in traffic, were all but over at the break between innings.[/p][p][b]Ishan Kishan made 56, but India ended on 201-8 after left-arm swing bowler Sam Curran took 3-36 as England completed another commanding win over the T20 world champions.[/b][/p][p]The teams will now contest a three-match one-day international series starting in Birmingham on Tuesday in what could be a last campaign in England for India batting great Virat Kohli, who has already retired from Test and T20 international cricket.[/p][embed guid="1040c017-82ea-44a9-bb9e-43fa9ed7e767" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2076003589965660237" social-type="twitter" /][p]Following India's late arrival, fans hoping to see teenage batting star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action discovered the 15-year-old had been dropped.[/p][p]Buttler ensured there were plenty of batting fireworks to entertain the crowd, driving over mid-on for the first six of the match.[/p][p]Brook was dropped on three when Shivam Dube lost the flight of a skyed chance. The England captain made India pay with successive sixes off Prince Yadav.[/p][p]Buttler completed a 51-ball century in style by pulling Axar Patel over square leg for six.[/p][p]After successive sixes off Dube, he was caught by Iyer at mid-off for 131. Brook had to settle for 95 not out.[/p][embed guid="8e48db1d-1065-4f99-81f2-5fbd8ae5a681" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GykK-y5hQF8&pp=ygUPZW5nbGFuZCBjcmlja2V0" social-type="youtube" /][p]Sooryavanshi's replacement, Sanju Samson, pulled Josh Tongue for two sixes, but chipped Curran's first ball to Jacob Bethell as he fell for 27.[/p][p]India captain Shreyas Iyer put on 55 for the third wicket alongside Kishan, but was dismissed by spinner Liam Dawson[/p][p]Kishan made fifty but his exit to a brilliant catch from Phil Salt, on the run from deep midwicket, off leg-spinner Adil Rashid, ended any lingering India hopes of victory.[/p][p]Tilak Varma made 53, but was one of three catches taken by Buttler in a memorable match for England's wicket-keeper.[/p]