England too good for India as Buttler hits 131Figure caption, Watch the best of Brook and Buttler as England go big against IndiaByJack SkeltonBBC Sport senior journalistPublished9 minutes agoFifth T20 international, SouthamptonEngland 257-3 (20 overs): Buttler 131 (64), Brook 95* (45); Dube 2-22India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36England won by 56 runs, won five-match series 4-0Scorecard
Jos Buttler smashed a majestic 131 to lead England to the top of the world rankings with a dominant 56-run win over India in the fifth T20 at Southampton.
Buttler produced a vintage innings of touch and power following a relatively barren run, recording his highest score in a glittering T20 career.
He shared in an England T20 record stand of 233 with captain Harry Brook, who clattered a remarkable 95 not out off 45 deliveries in the hosts’ 257-8.
England’s third-highest T20 international total and highest against India proved too much for the tourists, who made 201-8 as the world champions fell to a 4-0 series defeat.
Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma both hit half-centuries but Shreyas Iyer’s beleaguered side, who were shocking in the field, never looked likely to snatch a consolation win and have now lost their number one ranking to their opponents.
This is the first time India have gone winless in a five-match T20 series and extends their own unwanted record of six straight defeats in completed 20-over matches, after shock losses to Ireland at the start of a tour to forget.
