England Complete 4-0 T20I Series Sweep Over India, Climb to No. 1 in ICC Rankings

England Thrash India 4-0, Replace World Champions as No. 1 T20I Team

England completed a dominant 4-0 T20I series sweep over reigning world champions India with a 56-run victory in the fifth match at Southampton, replacing India as the No. 1-ranked men’s T20I team.

Jos Buttler ended his lean run with a stunning 131 off 64 balls, while Harry Brook smashed an unbeaten 95 as the pair added 233 runs for the second wicket, powering England to 257/3. India replied with 201/8 despite half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (56) and Tilak Varma (53). Sam Curran claimed 3-36 and Adil Rashid took 2-24 to seal another emphatic win.

India’s sixth consecutive T20I defeat under new captain Shreyas Iyer raised serious concerns ahead of upcoming international assignments.

Brief Scores

England 257/3 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 131, Harry Brook 95 not out; Shivam Dube 2-22, Prasidh Krishna 1-38)

India 201/8 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 56, Tilak Varma 53; Sam Curran 3-36, Adil Rashid 2-24)

Sahir Usman

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