Buttler

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After winning the toss, England fielded first and restricted Australia with their skillful bowling as the Aussies were reduced to a score of 51/5 in the 12th over. Only Aaron Finch fought single-handedly with the bat for Australia and he was partially supported by players like Ashton Agar, Cummins and Starc at the other end which helped Australia post 125 runs on board. Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes were star performers with the ball for England in 1st innings and during the 2nd innings, England chased down this total convincingly with 8 wickets in hand, with the help of Buttler's stunning knock of 71 runs from just 32 balls.

Numbers and Stats from Eng vs Aus game:

50 - England won this game with 50 balls to spare.

Largest margin of win (By balls remaining) for England in T20Is:

70 balls vs WI, 2021
57 balls vs WI, 2019
50 balls vs Aus, 2021

Largest margin of win (By balls remaining) for England in T20 WC:

70 balls vs WI, 2021
50 balls vs Aus, 2021
35 balls vs Ban, 2021

England's successful run chase in T20 WC inside 15 overs have all come in the 2021 edition only.

15 - Jos Buttler has smashed most fifty-plus scores (15) for England in T20Is overall.

Most fifty-plus scores in T20Is for England:

Jos Buttler - 15
Eoin Morgan - 14
Dawid Malan - 12

66 - England have recorded the highest power-play score (66/0) in 2021 T20 WC.

Highest powerplay score for England in T20 WC:

89/3 vs SA, 2016
67/0 vs NZ, 2016
66/0 vs Aus, 2021

3 - Jos Buttler has become 3rd English batsman after Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales to complete 300 sixes in T20 cricket.

12 - Australia have lost most (12) T20I matches in the year 2021.

25 - Jos Buttler has recorded joint-fastest fifty for England in T20 WC.

Fastest fifty in T20 WC (least balls faced) for:

India - Yuvraj Singh (12 balls)
Netherlands - Stephan Myburgh (17 balls)
Australia - Glenn Maxwell (18 balls)
Bangladesh - Mohammad Ashraful (20 balls)
Sri Lanka - Mahela Jayawardene (21 balls)
Zimbabwe - Elton Chigumbura (21 balls)
South Africa - Quinton de Kock (21 balls)
West Indies - Chris Gayle (23 balls)
New Zealand - Aaron Redmond (23 balls)
Afghanistan - Shafiqullah (24 balls)
Pakistan - Imran Nazir (25 balls)
England - Eoin Morgan / Jos Buttler (25 balls)

77 - Chris Jordan has 77 wickets to his name in T20Is.

Most wicket by a pace bowler in T20Is: 

Lasith Malinga - 107
Tim Southee - 100
Umar Gul - 85
Mustafizur Rahman - 84
Dwayne Bravo / Chris Jordan - 77