Kings XI skipper Ashwin sparked off a big controversy on Monday when he mankaded Rajasthan Royals' Buttler, the first to be dismissed in such a manner in the history of the IPL.

The dismissal quickly raised a fresh debate over the spirit of the game as R Ashwin didn't give Jos Buttler a prior warning.

With Buttler going strong at 69 off 43 balls while chasing 185 runs, Ashwin mankaded the Rajasthan Royals opener without giving him any warning.

All eyes will be on these five batsmen who will be expected to help their teams cross the line.

Jos Buttler said that he wants to emulate Virat Kohli's mindset and be at the top of his game every day.

Smith returned to the side after serving out a one-year international suspension for ball-tampering scandal.

Ten days after Gayle announced his intention to retire after the World Cup, the West Indies cricketer smashed 162 off 97 balls.

Gayle ticked off a shopping list of targets — 50 up in 32 balls, a 10,000th one-day run and then his hundred in 55 balls.

Gayle is one of a handful of players who would not shirk from chasing 419 and the 39-year-old Jamaican picked up Buttler's baton with a ton of his own.

The tourists were given a target of 361 in the first ODI after Gayle ended his six-month exile from the team by hitting 12 sixes in a knock of 135.

Stokes, whose availability was in some doubt because of a bruised right heel, was a fortunate 62 not out, and Buttler was 67 not out. 

England was routed for 132 in its second innings and the West Indies knocked off the 14 runs needed for a 10-wicket victory on a dramatic day.

The day belonged to Sam Curran, who helped England reach a competitive total with the spinners getting plenty of purchase on a dry surface.

Foakes batted for more than four hours, faced 184 deliveries, and hit only six boundaries.

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Buttler's 89 helped England recover from 198-7 on day one and score 332 runs in their first innings even as India struggled in bowler-friendly conditions.

Buttler scored 69 and put on vital lower-order partnerships with Ben Stokes and Sam Curran as England recovered from 122 for five to finish at 260 for eight eight at stumps.

Jos Buttler's half-century lead the way for the hosts as the England batsmen frustrated the Indian bowlers to survive a two-paced track at Rose Bowl, extending their lead to 233 at the end of Day 3.

Bairstow fractured a bone in the middle finger of his left-hand midway through the third Test in Nottingham, which India won to reduce the deficit in the five-match series to 2-1.