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West Indies Vs England, 2nd T20I: Jos Buttler Steers ENG To A Seven-Wicket Win In Barbados

Buttler made a comeback to the England team for this series after being out since June with a calf injury

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Jos Buttler smashed six sixes and eight fours in his 45-ball innings. Photo: AP
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England captain Jos Buttler bounced back to form after a months-long injury layoff with a brutal innings of 83 in a seven-wicket win for his team against West Indies on Sunday in the second T20I. (Match Blog | More Cricket News)

Buttler smashed six sixes and eight fours in his 45-ball innings as England finished on 161-3 with 31 deliveries to spare and took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

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England: Philip Salt(w), Will Jacks, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.

West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Terrance Hinds.

The visitors will aim to replicate their superb display in the first game, which they won by a thumping eight-wicket margin. The Windies, on the other hand, will be eager to level things up tonight, failing which they could slip to a 0-2 deficit in the five-match series.

The opening game saw a superb century from Phil Salt and a career-best four-wicket haul from Saqib Mehmood. England chased down West Indies' 183-run target with ease, romping home with 19 balls and eight wickets to spare.