England faced New Zealand in an all-important 2026 T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 2 clash. The Kiwis won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 159/8 in their 20 overs. Coming out to chase, the Three Lions lost their openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler, who went back to the pavilion in the first two overs.
Jos Buttler went back without scoring, as the string of low scores for the former England captain continues. His duck versus New Zealand marked his fifth consecutive single-figure score. Despite putting in additional net sessions and facing local spinners, he has failed to get out of his slump form as of yet.
In this edition against pace, Jos Buttler had a difficult run with the bat, managing just 35 runs in 7 innings off 38 balls, with 5 dismissals. His average of 7.0 and strike rate of 92.10 underline a rare slump for the usually explosive batter, as he has struggled to make meaningful contributions or provide the impact expected from him in the lineup.
Horrible tournament continues for Jos Buttler. pic.twitter.com/Cl85WEOjS7
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 27, 2026Jos Buttler has the highest score of 26, which came against Nepal in the first group stage match of the tournament. He has not able to go past the 30-run mark. He has scored 62 runs in seven innings with an average of 8.86. for the Three Lions.
Jos Buttler's awful record in ICC events
Buttler has one half-century (83* v USA) from 26 innings across his last four ICC tournaments. This has been worrying sights for Jos Buttler as he has failed to get back to runs. Jos Buttler in ICC events since the 2023 ODI World Cup has an average of 17.2 across the four tournaments.
TournamentInnsRunsAverageStrike RateODI World Cup 2023913815.3397.18T20 World Cup 2024613126.20135.00Champions Trophy 202538227.3377.36T20 World Cup 20267628.86106.90Buttler previously had the highest batting average as an opener in a T20 WC (Min 5 batted) back in 2021, with 89.66, and now he also has the lowest batting average as an opener in a T20 WC (Min 5 batted), in 2026, with 8.86.
Lowest Batting Average as an Opener in a T20 WC (Min 5 batted)8.85 - Jos Buttler (2026)*9.60 - Soumya Sarkar (2016)Highest batting Average as an Opener in a T20 WC (Min 5 Inngs batted)277 - Brian Bennett (2026)89.66 - Jos Buttler (2021)#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/pDkDoZDumF
— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) February 27, 2026England in trouble against New Zealand
Coming to the match, Jofra Archer started brilliantly as the speedster bowled a maiden. Then two openers, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, started firepower from both ends, scoring at a good pace. The latter was the more explosive of the two.
Seifert was back in the pavilion after scoring 35 off 25 balls. Allen scored 29 off 19 balls and fell in Will Jacks’ over. After two sudden wickets, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra controlled the middle overs. Rachin, who was the player of the match, did not have a good run with the bat and was dismissed for 11 runs.
Phillips played a knock of 39 off 28 balls, hitting four boundaries and one six. The Kiwis could only post a target of 160, with England making a comeback in the game. England has been in trouble for 58/4, and the captain, Harry Brook, has just been dismissed. The Kiwi spinners would now look to take the charge as the most in-form batter for England has departed.
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