Buttler accomplished this feat during his sides third T20I against West Indies on Sunday at Bristol. During the match, Buttler scored 47 in 36 balls, which consisted of four boundaries and two sixes.

On a chilly evening in Durham, England’s Twenty20 side played with a coherence and nous that they have lacked since winning the 2022 World Cup. But, for all the glimpse of a new team taking shape, England’s 21-run victory over West Indies was underpinned by two men in their mid-30s.

Jos Buttler played a captain’s innings in his first T20 appearance since giving up the role as he and the returning Liam Dawson carried England to a 21-run victory over the West Indies. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.