England cricket team batter Jos Buttler has found himself at a point of concern following a string of poor performances in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. So far, the veteran campaigner has registered scores of 26, 21, 3, 3, 7, 20, 0 in the ongoing marquee tournament, failing to fulfill the expectations. Buttler’s struggles have not only put pressure on the rest of the batters but have also questioned his ability to perform against a seasoned India unit in the semi-final, where he faces bowlers whom he has already gone head-to-head with multiple times in the past in the IPL.
Will Buttler struggle at Wankhede in T20 Word Cup semis?
In 31 T20s played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Buttler has 909 runs to his name, including 3 fifties and one century at an average of 32.46. His only hundred at the venue came against DC in 2022. He has four single-digit scores at the venue, which includes one duck. Largely, Buttler has managed to get a good start but has failed to convert it majority of the times.
| Runs | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15* | India | 22 Dec 2012 |
| 30 | West Indies | 16 Mar 2016 |
| 21 | South Africa | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 0 | Supergiants | 9 Apr 2016 |
| 16 | Guj Lions | 16 Apr 2016 |
| 28 | RCB | 20 Apr 2016 |
| 15 | KKR | 28 Apr 2016 |
| 28 | KKR | 9 Apr 2017 |
| 14 | SRH | 12 Apr 2017 |
| 26 | Guj Lions | 16 Apr 2017 |
| 28 | Daredevils | 22 Apr 2017 |
| 17 | Supergiant | 24 Apr 2017 |
| 33 | RCB | 1 May 2017 |
| 94* | MI | 13 May 2018 |
| 89 | MI | 13 Apr 2019 |
| 25 | Punjab Kings | 12 Apr 2021 |
| 2 | DC | 15 Apr 2021 |
| 49 | CSK | 19 Apr 2021 |
| 8 | RCB | 22 Apr 2021 |
| 5 | KKR | 24 Apr 2021 |
| 70* | RCB | 5 Apr 2022 |
| 13 | LSG | 10 Apr 2022 |
| 116 | DC | 22 Apr 2022 |
| 22 | KKR | 2 May 2022 |
| 30 | Punjab Kings | 7 May 2022 |
| 18 | MI | 30 Apr 2023 |
| 13 | MI | 1 Apr 2024 |
| 7 | India | 2 Feb 2025 |
| 30 | MI | 6 May 2025 |
| 26 | Nepal | 8 Feb 2026 |
| 21 | West Indies | 11 Feb 2026 |
When we talk about the results against Buttler’s face-off against the Indian bowlers, there are mixed results. Against spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, he has been dismissed 2 times in T20Is and the same amount in IPL as well. He averages just 5 against the premium Indian pacers in T20Is.
Coming to Arshdeep Singh, Buttler has a superior record in T20Is, boasting of a strike rate of 146.7. In IPL, he has been dismissed just one by the PBKS pacer. Against Hardik Pandya, he has been dismissed twice in IPL.
Overall, Buttler has ample experience of playing in Mumbai but faces a stiff challenge, given his form and record against the current Indian bowlers. In the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday, England will be hoping that the opener goes all guns blazing.
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