England's white-ball captain blazed six sixes - muscling one onto the roof of the Three Ws stand and eight fours to underpin an eight-wicket win as his side went 2-0 up in the five-match T20 series.
Buttler took just three singles off his first 10 balls in his second innings since a four-month layoff with a troublesome calf injury, getting off the mark with a bottom edge that narrowly missed leg stump.
Having made a golden duck 24 hours earlier in the series opener, Buttler never looked back after taking four fours and a six off his next half-dozen balls as England overhauled a chase of 159 in 14.5 overs.
"When you've not played for a while, I think it's good for me," Buttler said. "To be honest, a few years ago, I broke my finger and didn't play for a bit, so it's really refreshing (to be back).
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