Jos Buttler smashed a superb hundred to power Rajasthan Royals to 220/3 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match in Delhi on Sunday, setting a new record for the highest individual score by a Rajasthan Royals player.
Put into bat, opener Buttler cracked a 64-ball 124, while skipper Sanju Samson made 48 off 33 balls to take RR across the 200-mark. The total was more than enough against a David Warner-less SRH and RR won by
As it happened: IPL 2021, Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
It was Buttler’s first century in the shortest format across leagues and internationals. His previous highest in T20s was 95 not-out.
For SRH, spinner Rashid Khan (1/24), Vijay Shankar (1/31) and Sandeep Sharma (1/50) took one wicket each.
Highest individual scores in IPL
Player | Runs | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gayle | 175* | 265.15 | RCB | v Warriors | Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2013 |
McCullum | 158* | 216.43 | KKR | v RCB | Bengaluru | 18 Apr 2008 |
de Villiers | 133* | 225.42 | RCB | v Mum Indians | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
Rahul | 132* | 191.30 | Kings XI | v RCB | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Sep 2020 |
de Villiers | 129* | 248.07 | RCB | v Guj Lions | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
Gayle | 128* | 206.45 | RCB | v Daredevils | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
Pant | 128* | 203.17 | Daredevils | v Sunrisers | Delhi | 10 May 2018 |
Vijay | 127 | 226.78 | Super Kings | v Royals | Chennai | 3 Apr 2010 |
Warner | 126 | 213.55 | Sunrisers | v KKR | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 30 Apr 2017 |
Buttler | 124 | 193.75 | Royals | v Sunrisers | Delhi | 2 May 2021 |
Here are some numbers and reactions to the innings from Buttler:
124* - THIS IS THE HIGHEST SCORE BY A ROYALS BATTER IN @IPL HISTORY. 💗🔥
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 2, 2021
124 (64) for Jos Buttler.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 2, 2021
The highest score by a Rajasthan Royals batsman.
The third highest score at Feroz Shah Kotla.
The highest score in IPL by an Englishman, and the seventh highest by an Englishman in any T20 game.#IPL2021 #RRvSRH
First T20 century for Buttler, in his 282nd match. #IPL2021 #RRvSRH
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 2, 2021
Jos Buttler made his maiden T20 ton the biggest for @rajasthanroyals 💪#IPL2021 | #RRvSRH pic.twitter.com/2lXEGP7HY4
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 2, 2021
Jos Buttler was 35*(33) at the end of 11th over then he ended on 124(64) in the 19th over - 89 runs from last 31 balls - Madness and freak stuff. #IPL2021
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 2, 2021
Centuries by overseas RR batsmen in IPL:
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 2, 2021
Shane Watson v CSK, 2013
Shane Watson v KKR, 2015
Ben Stokes v MI, 2020
Jos Buttler v SRH, today#RRvSRH #RR #SRH #IPL #IPL2021 #CricTracker
JOS BUTTLER this innings
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 2, 2021
First 32 balls: 34 runs, SR 106.25 (3 X 4s + 1 X 6s)
Last 32 balls: 90 runs, SR 281.25 (8 X 4s + 7 X 6s)#IPL2021 #RRvSRH pic.twitter.com/IyS97Ld9vK
This is the 4th time the record for RR's highest individual score bettered in last 3 seasons.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 2, 2021
105 - Ajinkya Rahane in 2019
107 - Ben Stokes in 2020
119 - Sanju Samson in 2021
124 - Jos Buttler today#IPL2021 #SRHvRR
Jos-the-boss!!! @josbuttler Such an extraordinary piece of batsmanship 🤸🏽👏 #supercentury @rajasthanroyals #ipl2021
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) May 2, 2021
Played Jos bhai. What a knock! @josbuttler 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 2, 2021
JOS BUTTLER HAPPENED
— Sejal #MI 🏏 (@sejal_mokal) May 2, 2021
NOW. THIS. IS. BUTTLER. #RRvSRH
— Manya (@CSKian716) May 2, 2021
Jos Buttler gets his first ever IPL century. Such a good knock too. Congrats to Jos! #RRvSRH
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) May 2, 2021
Well deserved 💯 for @josbuttler Looking in a dangerous form. #SRHvsRR #IPL2021
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) May 2, 2021
"I can finally stop getting Alastair Cook telling me, 'I've got one more T20 hundred than you'" 😂#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/r0GigP4c6t
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) May 2, 2021
TOO GOOD!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 2, 2021
A maiden T20 ton for Jos the Boss. 11 boundaries and 8 sixes. Sit back and enjoy this delightful batting from @josbuttler. 😍 #VIVOIPL #RRvSRH
🔗https://t.co/gTeCSXpMAH pic.twitter.com/1ulY19W9Cg