JC Buttler of England joins the elite list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored five or more fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

JC Buttler of England joins the elite list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored five or more fifties in Twenty20 Internationals

JC Buttler of England registered his fifth fifty as a wicket keeper batsman in T20Is when he scored 73 not out against England at Southampton on 05.07.16 in the only T20I. It also represents his second fifty against Sri Lanka in T20I. He had made 66 not out at Delhi on 26.03.16. This knock represents his highest score in T20Is. His previous best was 67 against West Indies at Bridgetown on 11.03.14.  All his five fifties are listed below

Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
54 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 12 Feb 2013
67 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 11 Mar 2014
54 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016
66* 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 26 Mar 2016
73* 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 05 Jul 2016

With five fifties to his credit, JC Buttler became the fifth wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to score five or more fifties. He the first England wicket keeper to accomplish such a feat. Other to score five or more fifties in T20Is are – BB McCullum {10}, Mohammad Shahzad {10}, KC Sangakkara {08} and Kamran Akmal {05}

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 50+
1 BB McCullum NZl 42 42 6 1352 123 37.55 1 9 1 10
2 Mohammad Shahzad Afg 47 47 2 1349 118* 29.97 1 9 3 10
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 56 53 9 1382 78 31.40 0 8 2 8
4 JC Buttler Eng 33 31 7 804 73* 33.50 0 5 2 5
5 Kamran Akmal Pak 53 48 6 876 73 20.85 0 5 6 5

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