9 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁vice - capt ain ▁of ▁the ▁England ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup . ▁The ▁I CC ▁named ▁But t ler ▁as ▁the ▁key ▁player ▁of ▁England ' s ▁squad ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁But t ler ▁made ▁a ▁quiet ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁tournament , ▁scoring ▁only ▁ 1 8 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁against ▁South ▁Africa ▁at ▁The ▁O val , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁ 1 0 4 - run ▁win ▁for ▁England . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁match ▁against ▁Pakistan , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 0 3 ▁from ▁ 7 6 ▁balls ▁( the ▁then - fast est ▁century ▁by ▁an ▁English ▁b ats man ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Cup ) ▁and ▁shared ▁a ▁ 1 3 0 - run ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Joe ▁Root ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁w icket , ▁despite ▁a ▁shock ▁ 1 4 - run ▁defeat . ▁He ▁made ▁ 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁match ▁against ▁Bang l adesh ▁as ▁England ▁posted ▁ 3 8 6 / 6 , ▁their ▁highest ▁ever ▁World ▁Cup ▁score . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁keep ▁w icket ▁during ▁Bang l adesh ' s ▁inn ings ▁after ▁sust aining ▁a ▁minor ▁hip ▁injury ▁while ▁batt ing , ▁making ▁way ▁for ▁Jon ny ▁Ba irst ow ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁match , ▁which ▁England ▁won ▁by ▁