The visitors, who have been on a downward trajectory, would like to make a resurgence and continue the series.
Above all, captain Buttler would like to get back to his batting best.
In his previous eight ODI innings, he has an average of only 9.75.
Why is this story important?
Known for his lethal hitting in white-ball cricket, Buttler has caused a lot of formidable bowling attacks to have nightmares.
The wicketkeeper-batter may not only score runs quickly but also come in handy if the top order collapses.
He hasn’t been able to escape his ongoing difficult period, though.
His bad performance contributed to England’s early elimination from the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023.
Buttler’s WC 2023 average was sub 20.
Buttler seemed terribly out of touch, which prevented him from a having an effect at WC 2023.
Buttler only made it past 25 runs once, against Pakistan, having scored 43 in England’s opening match against New Zealand.
43(42), 20(10), 9(18), 15(7), 8(6), 10(23), 1(7), 5(11), and 27 (18) were his scores in the event.
After smashing 138 runs in the competition, Buttler averaged 15.33.
minimum runs scored by a captain in a World Cup
Buttler made history for all the wrong reasons because of his form. The England captain scored the fewest runs in a World Cup edition, 138. He overtook Wasim Akram of Pakistan, who in 1999 amassed 148 runs.
Less than ten on average
It is noteworthy that in his last eight ODI innings, Buttler’s average is a mere 9.75. In these games, he has only scored 78 runs with a strike average of just 75.72. The numbers for Buttler are 3, 27, 5, 1, 10, 8, 15, and 9.
Examining his ODI background
Buttler has amassed 4,964 runs at an average of 39.39 in 179 One-Day Internationals. There are 25 fifty and eleven tons in the total.
With a strike rate of 117.02, he ranks third among batters in the format with at least 1,000 runs.
Only Buttler has an average of more than 36 and a strike rate of more than a 110 in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) (Minimum: 1,000 runs).