England vs India 5th T20: Buttler, Brook demolish India to complete series sweep
England completed a 4-0 T20 series sweep against India following a dominant performance by Jos Buttler and Harry Brook in the fifth match. The loss has prompted criticism of India's team management, captaincy, and strategic approach under coach Gautam Gambhir.
Why it matters
The defeat marks a significant decline in India's international cricket standing and highlights internal team instability and coaching challenges.
Jos Buttler rolled back the years with a sizzling hundred while skipper Harry Brook gave a glimpse of a golden future as England annihilated an out-of-sorts India by 56 runs in the fifth T20 International to complete a historic 4-0 'clean sweep' in Southampton on Saturday (July 11, 2026).
Buttler's sizzling 64-ball-131 and Brook's brutal 45-ball-95 not out took England to a virtually insurmountable 257 for 3 on a day when the Indian bowling unit was at its worst.
Buttler and Brook added a whopping 233 runs for the second wicket, a record partnership for any wicket in the history of T20Is.
The chase was out of question as India, despite their most impressive batting show during all seven T20Is in the UK, managed 201 for 8 in the end.
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