England’s Jacob Bethell (centre) and Sam Curran (left) have a good time after dismissing India’s Sanju Samson throughout their fifth T20I at Utilita Bowl in Southampton, July 11, 2026. — AFP
A blistering century by Jos Buttler, backed by a disciplined all-round bowling show, powered England to a 56-run victory over India within the fifth T20I at The Rose Bowl in in Southampton on Saturday.
The 56-run victory meant India stay winless within the five-match collection, which the house aspect received 4-0 because the opening fixture in Chester-Le-Road was washed out.
Put into bat first, the house aspect piled up a large whole of 257/3 of their 20 overs, courtesy of a monumental 233-run partnership between Buttler and captain Harry Brook.
England, nevertheless, had a contrasting begin to their innings as Prasidh Krishna dismissed Phil Salt on the fourth supply of the second over with simply eight runs on the board.
The second-highest partnership for any wicket in a males’s T20I, involving full-member nations, culminated on the fourth supply of the penultimate over when Shivam Dube lastly removed Buttler, who walked again after top-scoring with a blazing 131 off 64 deliveries, studded with 12 fours and eight sixes.
Dube struck once more within the pulsating penultimate over, dismissing Jacob Bethell for a golden duck, however Brook stood his floor and batted till the top.
The England captain returned after taking part in a sensational 95-run knock, coming off simply 45 balls and that includes 12 boundaries, together with eight sixes.
For India, Dube picked up two wickets for 22 runs in a single over, whereas Krishna might make one scalp for 38 runs in her 4 overs.
Set to chase a frightening 258-run goal, the reigning world champions might muster 201/8 of their 20 overs regardless of half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, and thus succumbed to their fourth consecutive defeat by the hands of England.
Kishan remained the top-scorer for the guests with a 35-ball 56, carefully adopted by Varma, who made a valiant 53 off 25 deliveries with the assistance of 4 sixes and three fours.
In addition to them, solely captain Shreyas Iyer (28), returning opener Sanju Samson (27) and all-rounder Dube (14) might amass double figures in opposition to a disciplined England bowling assault.
Sam Curran was the standout bowler for England as he picked up three wickets for 36 runs in his 4 overs, adopted by Adil Rashid with two, whereas Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer chipped in with one scalp apiece.
