India suffer first-ever T20 whitewash against England

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Jos Buttler smashed a majestic 131 to lead England to the top of the world rankings with a dominant 56-run win over India in the fifth T20 at Southampton.

Buttler produced a vintage innings of touch and power following a relatively barren run, recording his highest score in a glittering T20 career.

He shared in an England T20 record stand of 233 - and world record for the second wicket in T20 internationals - with captain Harry Brook, who clattered a remarkable 95 not out off 45 deliveries in the hosts' 257-3.

England's third-highest T20 international total and highest against India proved too much for the tourists, who made 201-8 as the world champions fell to a 4-0 series defeat.

This is the first time India have gone winless in a five-match T20 series and extends their own unwanted record to six straight defeats in completed 20-over matches, after shock losses to Ireland at the start of a tour to forget.

The two sides will now face each other in a five-match one-day international series, starting at Edgbaston today.