England captain Jos Buttler surpassed Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan after beating West Indies by eight wickets in their first Super 8 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
Buttler scored 25 runs off 22 balls against West Indies and became the wicketkeeper batter with the most runs in T20Is leaving the likes of MS Dhoni, Mohammad Shahzad and Quinton de Kock behind.
Most runs as wicket-keepers in T20Is
Jos Buttler (England) — 2967 runs
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) — 2952
Quinton de Kock (South Africa) — 2450
Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) — 2030
MS Dhoni (India) — 1617
Chasing a target of 181 runs, England eased to victory in 17.3 overs.
Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow added 97 unbeaten runs in 44 balls for the third wicket to power England to an important win in their opening game of the Super 8.
Salt remained not out on 87 runs in 47 balls, which included seven fours and five sixes. He smashed Romario Shepherd for 30 runs in the 16th over during his explosive knock.
Bairstow also played a crucial innings for 48 runs in 26 balls with the help of five fours and two maximums.
Andre Russell and Roston Chase picked up one wicket each for the West Indies, who suffered their first defeat during the T20 World Cup 2024.
England’s squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley and Mark Wood.
England’s schedule of remaining Super 8 matches
21 June 2024 — England v South Africa @ St. Lucia, 10:30 AM local time
23 June 2024 — USA v England @ Barbados, 10:30 AM local time
- Jos Buttler
