Jos Buttler Crushes India with 94* in Fifth T20I at Southampton, Sets New Record

Jos Buttler obliterated India’s bowling attack with a 94 not out off 52 balls on 11 Jul 2026, powering England to a record 267/3 in the fifth T20I at Southampton. His blistering knock, laced with 11 sixes and 7 fours, anchored a record 216-run partnership with Harry Brook: the highest ever for England in T20Is.

England won the fifth T20I by 124 runs after posting 267/3 in their 20 overs. Buttler came in at 45/2 and turned the game in under 10 overs. He reached his fifty in just 27 balls and finished with a strike rate of 180.76. Harry Brook added 108 off 58, and together they shattered the previous England T20I partnership record of 198.

This was Buttler’s highest T20I score since 2022 and his third fifty-plus score in his last four innings. He now holds the record for most sixes in a single T20I innings by an England batter. His performance silenced critics who questioned his form after the World Cup, and it came against India’s top-ranked T20I attack, including Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.

England now lead the five-match series 4-1, with the final game scheduled for 13 Jul 2026 at the same venue. Buttler’s form has made him the clear pick for the upcoming T20 World Cup squad. With 1,892 T20I runs in 2026 alone, he’s on pace to become the first England batter to cross 2,000 runs in a single calendar year in the format. India, meanwhile, face mounting pressure as their middle order continues to collapse under pressure.

Buttler and Brook took 17 runs off the 12th over bowled by Arshdeep Singh: the most expensive over of the match. They added 100 runs in just 52 balls, the fastest century partnership for England in T20Is. No other England pair has ever crossed 200 in a T20I innings. The previous record, 198, stood since 2019 and was held by Eoin Morgan and Jonny Bairstow.