Imperious Shami becomes most successful bowler against Jos Buttler in ODIs

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler's poor form against the Indian bowlers continued at Lord's as the swashbuckling batsman could only manage a 5-ball 4 in the 2nd ODI.

Buttler's struggles against Mohammed Shami in both Tests and ODIs are well documented and once again, the latter got rid of the Lancashire cricketer.

Shami has one of the best seam positions in world cricket and when he pitches it full, he's irresistible. 

Buttler found that out for the umpteenth time on Thursday as the pacer, with his upright seam, bowled full and straight on middle and leg-stump. 

The keeper-batsman went for the flick, only to hear the death rattle of his stumps.

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No other bowler has had more success against the swashbuckler than the Bengal pacer. In five encounters with the right-arm seamer, the wicketkeeper-batsman has managed just 54 runs off 52 deliveries at an average of 10.8, and, in the process, he has been dismissed five times.

Buttler's sorry record against India in ODIs

The hard-hitting right-hander's issues against Shami helped India keep a lid over one of the great white-ball batters of the modern era.

In 18 innings against India, he has managed just 365 runs at an average of 20.27 with two 50+ scores.

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His dismissal came at the worst possible time for the home side, which was already grappling with the dismissals of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root.

Ben Stokes soon followed his skipper in the dressing room but handy knocks from Moeen Ali (47) and David Willey (41) ensured that England got to 246.

At the time of writing, Team India was reeling at 73/5, with the English seamers running through the top-order, including Rohit Sharma (0) and Virat Kohli (16).

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