Summary

  • Fifth T20, Southampton

  • England win by 56 runs to seal 4-0 series win and replace India at top of world rankings

  • Eng 257-3 (20 overs): Buttler 131 (64), Brook 95* (45); Dube 2-22

  • England's third highest T20 international total and highest against India

  • India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36

  • Watch highlights on BBC Two from 01:45 BST Sunday

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Live Reporting

by Kal Sajad & Timothy Abraham

  1. 6 runs

    Eng 141-1

    Short from Prasidh Krishna and Jos Buttler plays a one-handed pull shot and the sails over the boundary for six.

  2. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Hary Brook has also just hit the fastest fifty by an English captain in a T20 international.

  3. Nikesh Rughani
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    When Jos Buttler is on form, he can just find those gaps with ease.

  4. Eng 132-1

    Axar Patel tightens up in the remainder of the over with his left-arm spin.

    Still nine runs taken from it.

    Jos Buttler peels off his helmet and mops his brow with the sweat pouring off him.

  5. Eng 130-1

    Axar Patel, who was scratching his head in the previous over after being clobbered, continues.

    He lands one in the slot to Jos Buttler who clears his front foot and heaves it right out the middle for four.

  6. Eng 123-1

    Pace off and short from Suryansh Shedge and Jos Buttler extends his arms as if he's sweeping a bit of dust out of the corner of a particularly high ceiling to cut it over point for four.

    Buttler and Brook share a few jokes between overs.

    Everything rosy in Southampton.

  7. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    When I came on air, I said it just seemed like it would be Jos Buttler's day. He's looked different. He's looked fluid. He's looked like the Jos Buttler of old.

  8. 50 runs

    Fifty for Buttler

    Jos Buttler throws his hands at a wide one from Suryansh Shedge.

    A calm raise of the bat before a high five from Harry Brook.

  9. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Axar Patel got his plans all twisted. Wrong line and wrong length.

  10. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    Fastest fifties by Harry Brook in T20Is:

    • 19 balls vs India, 2026 (today)
    • 21 balls vs India, 2026
    • 22 balls vs New Zealand, 2025

  11. England 111-1 at drinks

    India's player might have wished they stayed stuck in traffic.

    England are absolutely flying here.

  12. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England are putting up a masterclass. Just 19 balls for Harry Brook's half-century. It took him 21 balls in the last match. India are just chasing balls all over the place.

  13. 50 runs

    Half-century for Brook

    Salt into the wound for India as Axar Patel lets one slide down the leg side which Harry Brook attempts to flick but it misses his bat and Sanju Samson behind the stumps cannot stop it.

    Five wides.

    Two singles and then a couple off the final ball of the over gives Brook his half-century.

    Brook smashes five sixes in quick-fire 50

  14. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is superb. He used his feet and went over the head. It almost hit the canopy.

  15. 6 runs

    Eng 102-1

    Biffed. Boshed. Bashed.

    Harry Brook goes inside out over extra cover against Axar Patel and absolutely creams it for six.

    Next ball Brook skips down the pitch and almost hits it into the upper tier behind the bowler's head for another six.

    Brook then waspishly cuts Axar for four.

  16. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jos Buttler has moved to third of all-time list of T20 run-scorers. He's passed Alex Hales on the list.

  17. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That wasn't the smartest delivery to bowl with the mid-off inside. But credit to Harry Brook.

  18. Eng 86-1

    A change of gloves for Jos Buttler as spectators fan themselves in the heat.

    Harry Brook backs away to leg to Prince Yadav, who has swapped ends, to access the off side with a princely drive on the up for four.

    Later in the over the India seamer bangs one in short to Buttler who top edges a hook over the wicketkeeper's head and races away for four.

    No sign of England slowing up.

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  20. Eng 73-1

    Shreyas Iyer spins the bowler roulette wheel and Suryansh Shedge's number comes up.

    Shedge varies his pace cleverly and starts with four dots before Jos Buttler cuts him for a couple through point.

    Buttler jabs a single into the off side to keep the strike.

    He's on 39 off 28 balls.