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England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler found some form with 52 from 27 balls for Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.<\/b><\/p>\n
Buttler had gone 18 innings without a fifty, including a difficult run at the T20 World Cup where he averaged 10.9 across eight matches.<\/p>\n
Buttler had made 38 from 33 balls and a 14-ball 26 in his previous innings at this year’s IPL but looked far closer to his best form in Delhi.<\/p>\n
His first runs came with a six over long-on and he followed by hitting India spinner Axar Patel for four over extra cover and another six over long-on.<\/p>\n
He then played a trademark scoop over fine leg and another towering straight hit off seamer Mukesh Kumar as Gujarat took 63 from the first five overs.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old reached his fifty, his first since 97 not out in the SA20 in early January, in 24 balls, by which time he had hit five sixes.<\/p>\n
He was then dismissed in the eighth over when he was bowled by a ball from India wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav which skidded low. <\/p>\n
Afterwards Gujarat reached 210-4 with India Test captain Shubman Gill hitting 70 from 45 balls and all-rounder Washington Sundar 55 from 32.<\/p>\n
It was an encouraging return for former captain Buttler – one of England’s greatest white-ball players, but whose place in the national side came under scrutiny during the World Cup.<\/p>\n
His tournament included a run of five single-figure scores but England stuck with him throughout their run to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
After the IPL, Buttler will play in the T20 Blast for Lancashire before England’s first white-ball matches of the summer against India in July.<\/p>\n
England’s focus switches to the 50-over format this summer with the next World Cup the one-day international edition in the autumn of 2027.<\/p>\n
Buttler has not scored a 50-over fifty since February 2023. He averaged 17.9 over 30 international innings across formats this winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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