T20 World Cup 2026: Why Jos Buttler can prove to be a big threat against India?

Updated: 04-03-2026, 02.37 PM

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Jos Buttler is not in good form (file photo)

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The Indian cricket team will face the England cricket team in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 on March 5 (Thursday). England will have high expectations from Jos Buttler in the match. His record against India has been amazing. However, he has not been able to do anything special in this entire tournament. Wankhede Stadium, which is very much liked by the batsmen. There Butler can get his lost form. In such a situation, let us look at his figures.

Batsmen who have scored the most T20 International runs against India

Butler is the batsman who has scored the most T20 international runs for England against India. He played his first match against this team in the year 2011. Till now he has played 27 matches and in his 24 innings he has managed to score 644 runs at an average of 32.2 while remaining unbeaten 4 times. He has scored 5 half-centuries with his bat and his best score has been 83 not out. His strike rate has been 143.75.

How has been Butler’s performance in this World Cup?

In this World Cup, Butler has scored 26, 21, 3, 3, 7, 2 and 0. His bat has yielded 62 runs in 7 innings at a poor average of 8.85. His strike rate has been 106.89. In the T20 World Cup, he has scored 1,075 runs in 41 innings at an average of 34.67. His strike rate has been 144.10. He has scored 1 century and 5 half-centuries with his bat. His best score has been 101 runs.

This has been Butler’s T20 international career

Butler played his first match in T-20 international cricket in the year 2011. He has played 154 matches so far and has managed to score 4,012 runs in 142 innings at an average of 33.71 and strike rate of 147.77. He has scored 1 century and 28 half-centuries with his bat. His best score has been 101* runs. He played this brilliant innings against the Sri Lankan cricket team.

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There has been a tough competition between the two teams

So far, 29 matches have been played between India and England, out of which the Indian team has won 17 matches and England has won 12 matches. In the last 5 meetings between the two teams, England has won only 1 match. In the T-20 World Cup, both the teams have faced each other in a total of 5 matches, out of which the Indian team has won 3 and England has won 2 matches.

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