Twenty-hours after beginning his new role as England’s number three with a golden duck, Jos Buttler gave an altogether better demonstration of his suitability for the job. A clinic in brutal hitting,

We roll into this second T20, of a five-match series, with the scorch marks from England’s smokin victory last night still on the grass. Phil Salt (103) and Jacob Bethell (58), two of England’s bombastic Barbados boys,

Jos Buttler smashes a blistering 83 from 45 balls as England cruise to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the second T20.

England’s bowlers stifled a powerhouse West Indies batting line-up to leave the tourists needing 159 to win the second T20 and move 2-0 ahead in the five-match series. Saqib Mahmood’s four-wicket haul helped England win the series opener 24 hours earlier and the fast bowler dovetailed with Jofra Archer to reduce the Windies to 35 for three in the powerplay.

Jos Buttler's rampaging 83 powered England to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second match of their T20 International series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday. However nothing could take the shine off Buttler's assault which leaves the tourists well-poised to avenge a 2-1 loss to the West Indies in the preceding One-Day International series.