Jos Buttler

2022 - 4 - 23

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Indian Express"

IPL 2022: As Jos Buttler smashes third hundred, fans have a ... (The Indian Express)

Jos Buttler's back-to-back centuries for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 has cricket fans speculating if he will be able to surpass Virat Kohli's 973-run ...

In the end, Delhi failed to chase the big target after losing a couple of wickets early building pressure and were defeated by 15 runs. — Tony (@Im_TonY2001)April 22, 2022 — Yash (@Yashrajput027)April 22, 2022 So far, Buttler has scored 491 runs in seven innings this year. His ton grabbed a lot of attention among fans as he became only the second player to score three tons in an IPL season after Virat Kohli, who had hit four in 2016. Amid all the no-ball hullaballoo, it was Jos Buttler who stole the show with his stunning performance, scoring his third century of the tournament and netizens couldn’t keep calm, celebrating with memes as he inched closer to Virat Kohli’s record.

Jos Buttler's fourth IPL century in eight innings: Reactions to another ... (Scroll.in)

The 31-year-old hit his third century of IPL 2022 to pull further ahead at the top of the highest run-scorers' list this season.

3 4 The right-hander added a 155-run partnership for the first wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (54 off 35).

'Incredible' Buttler lights up IPL with tons of runs (FRANCE 24)

Jos Buttler has smashed three centuries in seven Indian Premier League innings to reinforce his status as one of the world's best Twenty20 batsmen and says ...

"The key to his innings is that he gives himself the best chance. Although he has made nine one-day international hundreds and was a key memeber of England's World Cup winning team in 2019, he has not quite matched his IPL form with the national T20 side. "I'm really enjoying some of the best form of my life and trying to work out why, and sort of bottle that up and continue that form," a smiling Buttler said in his man of the match speech.

Watch: Pant, Buttler involved in heated argument in controversial ... (Hindustan Times)

When Amre was on the ground, RR's Jos Buttler, who had scored his third hundred of the tournament earlier in the day, was seen having a heated discussion ...

Everyone was frustrated because it was not even close, so I thought it was only a no ball. The match, however, came to a standstill after the third delivery as there was an outburst from the DC dugout led by captain Pant over the on-field umpires' decision of not calling the high full-toss a no-ball. I thought we could have checked that no ball, but it's not in my control."

Jos Buttler Names This Indian As His Dream Opening Partner From ... (NDTVSports.com)

Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler has named two players as his dream opening partners. Vishesh Roy; Updated: April 23, 2022 09:02 AM IST.

Buttler is the current holder of the Orange Cup in the ongoing season with 491 runs from seven games and he would hope to continue with his performances. From the current, Rohit Sharma," Buttler said on ESPNcricinfo's 'Polite Enquiries'. Jos Buttler is having a dream run with the bat for Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing season as he has already smashed three centuries.

IPL 2022: 'Enjoying best form of life', says Jos Buttler after 'special ... (The New Indian Express)

Buttler's 116-run knock and Prasidh Krishna's three-wicket haul helped Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 15 runs in a high-scoring match at the Wankhede ...

Everyone will need to adapt as the tournament goes on," he added. The ball swung in the first over and it was a bit tricky. I love this stadium, it was a fantastic atmosphere, my first IPL was here with the Mumbai Indians. I am enjoying the best form of my life, I need to continue with this form all the way through.

'Incredible' Buttler lights up IPL with tons of runs (Yahoo Sports)

Jos Buttler has smashed three centuries in seven Indian Premier League innings to reinforce his status as one of the world's best Twenty20 batsmen and says ...

You can select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Click here to find out more about our partners. - Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address

The method in Jos Buttler's ton-scoring madness (ESPNcricinfo.com)

The Rajasthan Royals opener has put a premium on boundaries in his three centuries this IPL, but there's more to his box-office knocks.

In the power-hitting hall of fame, Buttler occupies a singular place: the throne. On Friday, in the final over of the powerplay, bowled by Khaleel Ahmed, Buttler stepped deep into the crease and unleashed a powerful hoick over deep midwicket for a six. As far as IPL 2022 is concerned, it is just about mid-season and Buttler isnine short of 500 runs. That is 41.20% - the highest in a century in the IPL. Against Knight Riders, it was 34.40% (24/65) and against Capitals it was 36.90% (21/61). In comparison, the dot-ball percentage in Kohli's five centuries ranged between 17% and 30%. Gayle, though, had similar numbers to that of Buttler with an average of 34%. The median dot-ball percentage for Buttler stands at 35.70% while Gayle's was 34.20% and Kohli's 20.70%. Next ball, with the delivery angled wide outside off stump, Buttler moved deep into the crease, used a top-handle grip and wedged the ball over long-off while treating it like a golf club. Kuldeep also had a favourable match-up against Buttler: in all T20s he had given away just 36 runs off 25 deliveries while getting the Royals batter twice. Against Mumbai, Buttler had ransacked 26 runs in a single over off Basil Thampi in the powerplay which was one of the turning points in the game. Next one the ball flew over mid-off and was racing to the boundary except it ended being a double after David Warner plunged forward to stop the ball crossing the rope. On Friday, while he got two boundaries in the first over of Royals' innings, neither was in control. Of his 491 runs this IPL, Buttler has got 356 just in boundaries. He felt if Capitals could restrict Royals to 150-160, that would put his side in the driver's seat. Preserve, and not waste energy has been Buttler's success mantra, which has helped the Rajasthan Royals opener smack some of the biggest boundaries even in the death overs.

Smart Stats - Buttler, Chahal rule first half of IPL 2022 (ESPNcricinfo.com)

A look at how impactful individual performances have been, with the help of Smart Stats.

Livingstone has batted largely in the middle overs and achieved a strike rate of 171.6 in that phase; the strike rate of all the other batters in the middle overs is only 133. Smart wickets puts a value to each wicket taken by a bowler based on the quality of the batter, his score at the time of dismissal, and the match situation and pressure on the fielding team at that point. Overall, Chahal's 18 wickets is worth 22.2 smart wickets, seven more than Avesh, whose 11 wickets are worth 15.1 smart wickets. Jos Buttlerhas slammed three centuries - (ironically, Virat Kohli, the only batter to score more hundreds in a seasonis currently having a wretched run, with two first-ball ducks in his last two innings) - and has scored his runs at the strike rate of 161.5. He has singlehandedly scored 39% of Rajasthan Royals' total runs. If the top run-scorer is in top spot in terms of impact, the top wicket-taker isn't far behind.Yuzvendra Chahalhas been in terrific form this season, taking at least two wickets in five out of seven innings. In terms of smart wickets, that five-for was worth 7.55. Among the batters, Buttler obviously tops the smart runs list as well - his 491 runs are worth 530 smart runs - but further down the table the rankings for the two lists don't match. Similarly, Wanindu Hasaranga's 11 wickets are worth 14.3 smart wickets. By the end of that over, their win percentage had slumped to 9.5. To add to that, he also has 10 wickets in 14.4 overs. At the start of that over, Knight Riders had needed 40 from four overs with six wickets in hand in a chase of 218, which means they were already going at more than the required rate at the start of their innings. With 491 runs in seven innings -almost 200 morethan the next-highest - there is no doubt over who has been the batter of IPL 2022 so far.

Jos Buttler

Explore the last week