New Delhi. The England captain, who opened the innings for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, scored a stormy fifty against Pakistan. Jos Butler played a brilliant innings in the second match of the 4-match T20 series. Batting first, the team scored 183 runs for 7 wickets. Butler had scored a century in the recent season of IPL.
The England cricket team has made a good start before the ICC T20 World Cup. In the second match of the 4-match T20 series being played against Pakistan, a strong innings was seen from the bat of captain Jos Buttler. After the first match was washed out due to rain, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss in the second match and chose to bowl. Phil Salt lost his wicket early, after which Will Jacks supported captain Buttler and took the score forward rapidly.
Butler hit a century
England captain Jos Butler was in his element against Pakistan on Saturday. Even after losing the first wicket early, he continued to hit the bowlers across the boundary. He completed his fifty with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes in 34 balls. After this, Butler slowed down a bit due to the three setbacks the team received but soon started batting again. This batsman, who was moving towards a century, was caught on the boundary by Shadab Khan on the ball of Haris Rauf. He lost his wicket while trying to hit a big shot. Before getting out, he scored 84 runs with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes in 51 balls.
He left IPL and returned to play the series
Jos Buttler left his Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals to play the T20 series against Pakistan. He left for his country before the playoffs. He scored 359 runs in 11 matches this season, scoring two centuries.
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 25, 2024, 20:38 IST