Summary
Joe Buttler and Harry Brook built a partnership of 233 runs, the highest ever for any wicket.
Their big score helped England win every game in the series.
Key Points
3 points1
The partnership was for the second wicket.
2
233 runs is a new world record for any partnership in Twenty‑Twenty international matches.
3
England completed a series sweep by winning all five matches.
New Words to Learn
5 wordspartnership
two players batting together and adding runs
record
the best performance ever recorded
wicket
a stage in the batting order; when a batter gets out the partnership ends
Twenty‑Twenty cricket
a short form of cricket where each team bats for only 20 overs
sweep
winning every game in a set of matches
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