England T20I captain Jos Buttler wreaked havoc on the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers as Rajasthan Royals posted their highest powerplay rating of 85/1 within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.
Butler scored 54 runs in simply 22 balls and hit 7 fours and three huge sixes earlier than being despatched again by Fazalhaq Farooqui within the fifth ball of the sixth over.
Buttler went berserk after SRH skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Washington Sundar had a tricky time within the first 6 overs, conceding 17 runs and 19 runs in an over respectively. Riding on a blistering begin from Buttler and his opening companion Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajasthan scored 50 in simply 22 balls and the Englishman accomplished his 50 in simply 20 balls.
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This is his 1⃣6⃣th IPL fifty 👍 👍
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Buttler can also be ranked fiftieth within the record of quickest fifties in IPL, with the flamboyant batsman himself topping the chart after scoring an 18-ball 50 in opposition to Delhi Capitals in 2018. Then there may be Owais Shah’s 18-ball knock vs RCB. In 2012, RR skipper Sanju Samson’s 19-ball effort vs CSK in 2020 and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 19-ball effort vs CSK in 2021.
Earlier, SRH stand-in skipper Kumar gained the toss and opted to area in opposition to the Royals. Home aspect SRH handed debuts to England’s Adil Rashid and Harry Brook together with New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Mayank Agarwal. For Rajasthan Royals, former West Indies captain Jason Holder and KM Asif made their debuts.
Senior India bowler Bhuvneshwar is main Sunrisers Hyderabad for this sport solely as their common skipper Aiden Markram is with the South African aspect on nationwide obligation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
