England's T20 World Cup bound players are set to be unavailable for the playoffs with ECB calling them back for the Pakistan T20I series. The series is set to commence on May 22 and Buttler being the captain, has already left the RR with two league matches still left.

England players are set to miss the playoffs of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. They are scheduled to play four T20Is against Pakistan starting from May 22 and the series directly clashes with the last leg of IPL 2024.

England announced the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup on Tuesday (April 30) naming Jos Buttler as captain. They are scheduled to play four T20Is against Pakistan at home starting from May 22 and ECB has called the World Cup bound players back in time for the series.

England will enter the T20 World Cup as the defending champions having won the previous edition in Australia, beating Pakistan in the final. Meanwhile, Jofra Archer has returned to the mix finally post a long injury layoff and will also feature in four T20Is against Pakistan before WC.

Jos Buttler smashed a sensational 55-ball century, with the last 62 runs coming off just 22 balls to help Rajasthan Royals beat the Kolkata Knight Riders in the top-of-the-table clash in IPL 2024. This was Buttler's seventh century in the IPL, his second this season, both in successful chases.

Rajasthan Royals recorded joint-highest successful chase in IPL, equalling their own record as Jos Buttler stood up on the night that mattered despite struggling with the cramps to not only smash his 7th century in the tournament but to take his side to their sixth win against KKR at Eden Gardens.

Jos Buttler was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) honour for his match-winning century (100* off 58 balls). The right-handed opener was the backbone of Rajasthan Royals during the run chase against RCB.

RR vs RCB IPL 2024: In-form Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 113 to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru post a 183 total against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium but the hosts dominated the game through Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler.

England registered the highest successful run chase on Caribbean soil and their third-highest overall in the shortest format of the sport. The series now stands at 2-1 with two more fixtures left.

England hit back at the West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series and took the contest into the decider. England skipper Buttler finally got back to form hitting his first half-century in 14 innings and in the process, he also equalled Gilchrist's feat in ODIs.

After returning figures of none for 98 in the first ODI, allrounder Sam Curran put a remarkable turnaround on display to win the Player of the Match award in the second ODI. He bagged 3/33 in Antigua to win the POTM award.

England skipper Jos Buttler scored only three runs in 13 balls in the first ODI against the West Indies. His lean run in the format is not ending as he averages less than 10 in last 8 outings now. England lost the first ODI of three-match series by four wickets.

West Indies recorded their highest-ever ODI chase at home to stun the Jos Buttler-led England. Their previous highest chase (309/6) in the Windies had come against Pakistan while playing in Providence in 2017.

Jos Buttler is England's fifth-leading run-getter in ODI cricket behind Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood. He has notched up 4961 runs in 178 games for the Three Lions.

England endured a horrendous campaign during World Cup 2023 as they finished seventh on the points table after the end of the round-robin stage. Jos Buttler wasn't able to score much and that dented his confidence.

England defeated the Netherlands in their previous game by 160 runs to register only their second win in the ongoing World Cup. With six losses, England have already been knocked out of the mega event and will the poor show lead to Jos Buttler stepping down from captaincy? The man himself responds

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Jasprit Bumrah derailed England's run chase with two big wickets up front in the form of Dawid Malan and Joe Root. India are unbeaten in the tournament thus far and a win in Lucknow will help them pip South Africa and reclaim the top spot.

ENG vs SL: England suffered an 8-wicket loss at the hands of Sri Lanka after being bowled out for just 156. The defending champions are reeling down in the points table and have just one win in the first five matches in the tournament. The three Lions face India next.

England, led by Jos Buttler are immensely struggling to cope up with the conditions in India in the ongoing World Cup. They have managed to win just one game so far, against Bangladesh, and have lost three. In the must-win against Sri Lanka, they have collapsed yet again.