Pakistan the latest left wondering how to stop Buttler
How do you stop Jos Buttler? It was a question that was being asked again after the talented batsman's latest one-day international hundred saw England to a 12-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international on Saturday.
With a home World Cup just weeks away, Buttler's 110 not out, which saw him reach three figures off just 50 balls, was another reminder of his match-winning ability in white-ball cricket.
This was Buttler's eighth century in 129 matches at this level, with the England ODI wicket-keeper now having scored 3,497 runs at an average of 42.
But what makes Buttler a particularly devastating batsman in this format is a strike-rate of 119.88 -- a figure bettered only by the West Indies' Andre Russell (130.45) and Australia's Glenn Maxwell (121.95).
Russell, however, has only scored 998 runs in 52 ODIs, with Maxwell making 2,700 in 100 matches.
Alterations in field and bouncer restrictions, a reduction in the number of overs in an ODI, generally shorter boundaries and