The cricket fraternity has hailed Jos Buttler’s record-breaking century against Kolkata Knight Riders to lead Rajasthan Royals to a two-wicket win in the Indian Premier League at the iconic Eden Gardens. Buttler struggled in the first few games of the IPL but he managed to capitalize on his rich form and produce masterclass performances with the bat. The 33-year-old opening batsman kept RR’s hopes alive while chasing a mammoth total of 224 despite the team needing 79 runs in the final five overs.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan called Buttler’s batting “unquestionably one of the greatest innings in T20 history…absolutely unbelievable @josbuttler”.
This is undoubtedly one of the greatest T20 innings of all time..absolutely unbelievable @josbuttler .. #IPL2024
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 16, 2024
England’s current Test captain Ben Stokes praised Buttler and his ability to read the game.
“I would really be more surprised if @josbuttler didn’t finish that play with Powell out, that’s what’s so great about this guy…his ability to read game situations and draw emotion from them is what sets him apart,” Si Tox is written on the X.
It would be even more surprising if it were true @josbuttler When Powell comes off the field, he doesn’t finish that play and that’s what’s great about this guy…his ability to read a game situation and draw emotion from it is what makes him special
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) April 16, 2024
Former India all-rounder Irrfan Pathan heaped praises on the England star and wrote on X: “RR ka Jos High hai boss. Exciting innings from Jos Buttler”
RR ka Jos Gao Hai boss.Jos Buttler’s exciting innings #KKRvRR
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2024
His blitz with the bat marked Buttler’s seventh century in the IPL and he also became the second-highest century scorer in the history of the game. His record is only behind Virat Kohli’s eight centuries.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Chris Gayle is ranked third with six centuries to his name. KL Rahul, David Warner and Shane Watson scored four centuries each in the IPL.
Buttler has scored 300 runs in a chase in the IPL, the most by any batsman. Kohli and Ben Stokes are the only batsmen to hit hundreds while chasing the ball in the match.
Overall, this marked Buttler’s 8th T20 century, joining hundreds of players from England in this format. He surpassed Luke Wright’s seven tallies. All his eight T20 hundreds have come within the past three years.
After beating KKR by two wickets, Royals remain on top of the table with 12 points from seven games and a net run rate of 0.677.
RR will take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
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