Jos Buttler writes history, surpasses MS Dhoni to become … | Cricket News

joss butler etched his name into the record books on Saturday by surpassing MS Dhoni to become the wicketkeeper with the most sixes in international cricket. The England batsman achieved the milestone during his sensational 131 off 64 balls against India in the fifth T20I at the Rose Bowl. Buttler hit eight sixes in his innings, taking his career tally to 366 international sixes and passing. DhoniThe long mark of 359. The 35-year-old reached the landmark in style as he rolled back the years with one of the best knocks of his T20I career, helping England crush India by 56 runs and complete a historic 4-0 clean sweep in the five-match series. Buttler’s innings, which featured 12 fours and eight sixes, was his second T20I century and the highest score of his T20 international career. He accelerated brilliantly after reaching his half-century in 34 balls, requiring just another 17 deliveries to bring up his hundred. His breathtaking stand with the captain Harry Brook proved decisive. The pair added 233 runs for the second wicket, setting a new record for the highest partnership for any wicket in men’s T20I history. Brook fell just short of a century, finishing unbeaten on 95 from just 45 balls as England piled up 257 for 3. India’s reply never seriously threatened the target despite half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (56) and Tilak Varma (53). The visitors finished on 201 for 8 as England sealed a comprehensive victory. Buttler’s eight sixes were matched by Brook, with the duo combining for 16 maximums between them. India, in comparison, managed just eight sixes as a team. The latest leg adds another chapter to Buttler’s decorated international career, underlining his reputation as one of the most destructive wicketkeeper batsmen the game has seen.

Most international sixes by wicketkeepers