Watch: Jos Buttler plays bizarre ‘tennis shot’ off Satyanarayana Raju's ultimate slower ball

Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Jos Buttler had a decent outing with the bat in the game against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The 9th game of the league between the teams is taking place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Jos Buttler, who has been assigned to bat at number three in Gujarat Titans, came up the impactful innings in the ongoing game against Mumbai Indians. The keeper-batter walked out to bat after the solid 78-run opening partnership by Shubman Gill (38) and Sai Sudharsan (63).

Jos Buttler looked to carry on the momentum and played some blistering shots in his innings. The right-hander timed the ball to perfection as he played spinners brilliantly to put pressure on Mumbai Indians.

The highlight of Jos Buttler's innings was the four that he hit against Satyanarayana Raju in the 13th over. The former England National Cricket Team skipper showed great awareness as he dispatched the slower ball for a boundary to hit his second four in the over.

Satyanarayana Raju bowled an ultimate slower bouncer. Jos Buttler waited and waited for the ball to come to him and then slapped it away between fine leg and deep square for a boundary.

Watch: Jos Buttler waits for a while and hits Satyanarayana Raju for a four

Here's the video:

Waited, waited... & muscled! 💪#JosButtler had enough time to put that one away to the boundary! 😁

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Jos Buttler played a brilliant innings of 39 runs off 24 balls

Jos Buttler played a brilliant innings of 39 runs off 24 balls. The England batter had a strike rate of over 162 as he slammed 5 fours and 1 six in his innings. With his wicket, Gujarat Titans lost their second wicket for 129 in the 14th over.

However, after that, Mumbai Indians made a solid comeback and picked wickets at regular intervals. Sai Sudharsan (63) was the top run-getter for his team while Shubman Gill (38) and Buttler supported him well.

For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with his figures of 2/29. Apart from him, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Deepak Chahar, and Satyanarayana Raju bagged one wicket each.

Their decent effort with the ball saw Mumbai Indians restricting Gujarat Titans to a total of 196 runs for eight, especially after the start they had. Both the teams have lost their opening game of the tournament and would want to register their first win.

We were targeting under 200 runs, so half the job done -Trent Boult

Trent Boult, after the innings, revealed that they aimed to restrict opposition under 200. He backed his team to chase the target. Speaking to broadcasters, he said:

"We were targeting under 200 runs, so half the job done. The boys in the change room are pumped, so hopefully we should get there. It is different soil than the previous years, but it was a good pitch so happy to keep them under 200.

"(On recovering post the powerplay) Being allowed 3 more fielders outside helped, the powerplay is a different game in itself and then spin comes into the equation as well. (If there is dew) Yes there is, so hopefully it works in our favour."