In the battle of the table toppers, Jos Buttler stood tall to deliver the Rajasthan Royals a win at the Eden Gardens. While most of the batsmen were back in the dugout, Buttler hit an unbeaten knock of 107 runs in 60 deliveries to hand the Kolkata Knight Riders their first home defeat in IPL 2024. After chasing the highest successful run-chase in the IPL, social media users were all praise for Englishman Jos Buttler.
Jos Buttler, the new MS Dhoni
Some social media users said that he performed like MS Dhoni, keeping the best for the end. Some called him Jos the Boss, adding that he’s a crazy player. Others called it the best innings of the current IPL. Some questioned whether Buttler was the best T20 opener ever. Another person pointed out the fact that the impact player, Buttler, had been the real impact in the match.
People also shared images of all the Rajasthan bowlers bowing to Buttler. Some also said he was the greatest overseas player.
Butler did an MSD today
— Kamal Kant (@acricketzealot) April 16, 2024
Well as it is said, take the game deep and you can have other than the obvious result(s)
Take a bow Jos Butler#KKRvRR #JosButler#RajasthanRoyals
Best t20i inning of this ipl
— Rana Farhat (@RanaFarhat16) April 16, 2024
Jos butler
They deserved t20 trophies
Not indo pak selfish players @josbuttlerpic.twitter.com/PrCiVNyHmF
Impact player makes a good Impact
— Harsh!#IPL #IPL2024 #KKRVRR#KolkataknightRiders #RajasthanRoyals#JosButtler pic.twitter.com/dxdDLf9sJU
(@harsh_jena35) April 16, 2024
JOS BUTLER…..the greatest overseas player….The goat What a chase. What a match
— Ridhima (@GaurRidhim44027) April 16, 2024#RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/iqhVNoCEoN
Buttler’s brilliant innings
Rajasthan Royals required 96 from 36 deliveries, and Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers were all over the batsmen. However, Buttler did not budge and hit a swashbuckling knock to guide the team home. Striking at a rate of 178.33, he targeted spinner Varun Chakravarthy. With the win, Rajasthan has 12 points from their seven matches.
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