Jos Buttler Helps England Inflict Record T20 Defeat
Jos Buttler scored 36 runs from 21 balls as England inflicted a record T20 defeat on India.
The match took place on a hot night in Nottingham at Trent Bridge, with England batting first and setting a target of 202 runs.
England's pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were sensational, ensuring India never got to grips with the chase.
Archer claimed 3-29, while Tongue took 4-28, as India were bowled out for 76 in just 11.4 overs.
The win gives England a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with two matches remaining.
Buttler's contribution with the bat was important, as he hinted at a return to form before being yorked by Prince Yadav.
England cannot lose the series and will win it with victory in the fourth match in Bristol on Thursday.
The team will look to continue their strong performance, with Buttler playing a key role behind the stumps.
The record defeat is India's largest in a T20 international, and England's bowlers will look to replicate their performance in the next match.
Buttler's experience and skill will be crucial in helping England secure the series win.
On a true pitch surrounded by short boundaries, the target looked around par, before Archer and Tongue ensured India would not get close.
The margin of 125 runs is a significant one, and England will look to build on this momentum.
The match was a thrilling one, with England's new-ball bowlers producing a high-speed, short-pitched attack.
This left questions for the vaunted India top-order, who folded in the face of the sustained barrage.
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer were all caught in the deep, square of the wicket.
The fall of 15-year-old batting superstar Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was a crucial moment, as he gloved a 90mph bouncer from Archer to Buttler.
Before the powerplay was over, Archer also had Tilak Varma edge behind, the first time India have lost five wickets in the powerplay of a men's T20 international.
The rest was a procession, with Adil Rashid taking two wickets and fellow spinner Will Jacks one.
Tongue came back to record his best figures in any T20 in his second international appearance.
There was a comedy moment when Arshdeep Singh skied Tongue for what seemed a simple catch, only for the ball to be left to each other by Sam Curran and Buttler.
It was the only thing England did wrong all evening.
The match took place on a hot night in Nottingham, with the crowd falling silent every time Sooryavanshi faced.
Sooryavanshi clipped his next delivery, off Tongue, over mid-wicket for another six.
But England had a plan to test him with the short ball.
In Archer's next over, he served up a 90mph bouncer that Sooryavanshi gloved to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
The win is a significant one for England, and they will look to build on this momentum in the next match.
Buttler's experience and skill will be important in helping England secure the series win.
The team will look to continue their strong performance, with Buttler playing a key role behind the stumps.
The record defeat is India's largest in a T20 international, and England's bowlers will look to replicate their performance in the next match.