Jos Buttler equals KL Rahul’s world file of scoring century in one centesimal IPL match on Saturday (April 6). Image Credit score: BCCI/IPL and ANI
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Jos Buttler performed his one centesimal IPL match on Saturday (April 6).
- He scored 100 runs from 58 balls for the Rajasthan Royals towards RCB.
- Buttler is the second participant after KL Rahul to attain a century in his one centesimal IPL match.
England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler was on hearth for the Rajasthan Royals throughout their IPL 2024 match, which was performed towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday (April 6). Within the fourth league stage match of this 12 months’s IPL for RR, Buttler scored his sixth century on the earth’s richest franchise cricket league and helped the Sanju Samson-led aspect get the higher of RCB by 4 wickets.
The 33-year-old right-handed batter remained unbeaten on 100 runs from 58 balls and completed the sport with a six on the primary ball of the twentieth over. With a six on the 58th supply, he additionally accomplished his century, which helped him equal Chris Gayle’s file of six centuries within the IPL. Now solely Virat Kohli (8) has scored extra centuries within the cash-rich league than Buttler.
The century towards RCB on Saturday was a particular one for Buttler as a result of it got here in his one centesimal IPL match. The legendary batter is the primary cricketer from England to play in 100 IPL matches, and he celebrated the big day by scoring a century. The century in match No. 19 of IPL 2024 additionally helped Buttler equal a world file set by star Indian batter KL Rahul.
Buttler has now turn out to be solely the second batter on the earth to attain a century in his one centesimal IPL match. KL Rahul was the primary cricketer to attain 100 in his one centesimal IPL match. He achieved the feat within the 2022 season of the IPL whereas enjoying for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants towards the Mumbai Indians. In his one centesimal IPL match, Rahul remained unbeaten on 103 runs from 60 balls at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Highest scores in one centesimal IPL match
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM | OPPOSITION | RUNS | BALLS | VENUE | DATE |
| 1. | KL Rahul | Lucknow Tremendous Giants | Mumbai Indians | 103* | 60 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | April 16, 2022 |
| 2. | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 100* | 58 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | April 6, 2024 |
| 3. | Faf du Plessis | Chennai Tremendous Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | 86 | 59 | Dubai Worldwide Cricket Satdium, Dubai | October 15, 2021 |
| 4. | David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 69 | 38 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Might 29, 2016 |
| 5. | Murali Vijay | Punjab Kings | Rising Pune Supergiants | 59 | 41 | Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Might 21, 2016 |
Within the match towards RCB throughout his keep on the crease, Buttler confronted 58 balls and hammered 9 fours and 4 sixes. He added 148 runs for the second wicket with Sanju Samson (69 runs from 42 balls) to assist the hosts bounce again from the early lack of Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and obtain the required goal of 184 runs.
Earlier within the first innings, after being invited to bat first, RCB rode on Virat Kohli’s 113 to submit 183 runs on the board for the lack of three wickets in 20 overs. The previous RCB skipper opened the innings and remained unbeaten until the top. He scored 12 fours and 4 sixes throughout his keep on the crease.
