Captain Butler created history, became the first batsman to cross this figure in this format for England

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Tezzbuzz|26-05-2024

England captain Jos Buttler created history in the second T20 International match against Pakistan. He became the first player from England to cross the 3000 run mark in this format. Overall, he became the ninth batsman in this format to cross the 3000 run mark. He achieved this feat as soon as he came on 73 runs.

Captain Butler played a brilliant half-century innings of 84 runs in 51 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes. With the help of his half-century innings, England, batting first, managed to score 183 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Talking about Butler's T20 International career, he now has 3011 runs in 115 matches. During this, one century and 23 half-centuries have been seen from his bat. Former captain Eoin Morgan (2458) is in second place in terms of scoring the most runs in this format for England.

Players who scored 3000 T20I runs

1- Virat Kohli

2- Babar Azam

3- Rohit Sharma

4- Martin Guptill

5- Paul Stirling

6- Aaron Finch

7. David Warner

8- Mohammad Rizwan

9. Jos Buttler

In the second T20 International match, apart from Butler, Will Jacks scored 37 runs in 23 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Butler and Jacks shared a 71 (42) run partnership for the second wicket. Shaheen Afridi took the highest 3 wickets from Pakistan. Imad Wasim and Haris Rauf took 2-2 wickets each.

England's playing XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper/captain), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.

Pakistan's playing XI: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

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