Jos Buttler left England’s washed-out first T20I against India with a milestone that still matters.
The Chester-le-Street opener ended without England beginning their chase, but Buttler’s part in Axar Patel’s late run-out took him to 100 dismissals as a T20I wicketkeeper. Cricbuzz recorded him as only the second player to reach that mark in the format, behind Quinton de Kock on 117.
India had already made 189 for seven, with Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma dragging the innings away from England after the early damage. ReadCricket covered how the rain denied England a proper chase, but Buttler’s landmark gives the night a sharper English footnote.
Why Buttler’s number matters
White-ball wicketkeeping milestones are not cosmetic. They usually belong to players trusted to manage pace changes, late-innings chaos and standing-up pressure across years of selection churn.
For England, that is the useful signal. Buttler did not bat, and the match produced no result, yet his involvement at the death showed why his keeping remains a structural advantage as Harry Brook’s side move towards the second T20I in Manchester.
It also keeps selection pressure on England’s wider white-ball unit. In a series where India have already shown power through Iyer, Sharma and Shivam Dube, Buttler’s clean work behind the stumps is one of the home side’s quieter constants.
