Jofra Archer last played for the Three Lions against Bangladesh on March 14, 2023, in a T20I fixture at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. He was then sidelined with an elbow injury.

Rajasthan Royals are yet to win a game in May and from looking like topping the table comfortably at one point, will now play the eliminator after finishing third in IPL 2024. The Royals have lost four matches in a row and their final league stage game was washed out and hence, they lack momentum.

Punjab Kings won their penultimate game of IPL 2024 against RR with the skipper Sam Curran standing up with both bat and ball. However, both he and Jonny Bairstow will leave for national duty now. Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Phil Salt and skipper Jos Buttler have already left.

IPL 2024 RR vs PBKS: Captain Sanju Samson won the crucial toss as Rajasthan Royals elected to bat first against Punjab Kings in the crucial game at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Jos Buttler missed out on Rajasthan's playing eleven in a major expected change.

Rajasthan Royals have hit an unexpected snag amid a sensationally consistent campaign in the 2024 edition of the IPL losing three successive games. Although their qualification chances are intact, their problems have only multiplied with their star opener Jos Buttler leaving for international duty.

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.