RR vs KKR: Twitter Erupts As Jos Buttler Smashes His 2nd Ton Of The IPL 2022
Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Jos Buttler continued his stunning start to the IPL 2022 season as he smashed his second century on Monday night against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
After being put in to bat first, Rajasthan made the most of the good batting conditions. Buttler once again provided a quickfire start in the powerplay, targeting every single KKR bowler thrown at him.
Varun Chakravarthy took the brunt of the damage. He has been having a terrible season and it was compounded by Buttler, who didn’t pull his punches when up against the mystery spinner.
Buttler’s partner at the other end, Devdutt Padikkal, played second fiddle to the Englishman, rotating the strike and letting the orange cap holder make the most of his purple patch.
Buttler reached his fifty off just 29 balls and continued piling on the runs after Padikkal fell. He slowed down but Sanju Samson continued the momentum before Buttler finally smashed a full toss off Pat Cummins for a six over long-on to reach his hundred.
He has now built over a 100-run lead on the next highest run-scorer of the season, KL Rahul. The Englishman also has an opportunity to break the all-time record of most runs in a single season held by Virat Kohli (973 runs).
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Jos Buttler’s century:
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He is THE PUNISHER #<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r ? ?
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
How close is he to becoming a GOAT of limited overs…or is he there already? #<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r #<!---->u<!---->n<!---->i<!---->v<!---->e<!---->r<!---->s<!---->e<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
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#<!---->J<!---->o<!---->s<!---->B<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r is in some touch.
Top ton! Awesome stroke play.#<!---->T<!---->a<!---->t<!---->a<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2 #<!---->K<!---->K<!---->R<!---->v<!---->s<!---->R<!---->R— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Absolute joke of a player @<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r ?
Who’d be a bowler eh ? #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2— Chris Woakes (@chriswoakes) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
@<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r is taking batting to a whole new level. The absolute Best from the West ??
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Jos Buttler tonight ? #<!---->R<!---->R<!---->v<!---->s<!---->K<!---->K<!---->R #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->G<!---->s<!---->g<!---->9<!---->o<!---->n<!---->J<!---->A<!---->T<!---->i
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I thought I would take a holiday from cricket today. Noticed that Jos Buttler has put on a show. Back watching!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Jos Buttler is playing Golf with cricket bat.
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Jos Buttler has scored 3 hundreds in last 7 innings in IPL – crazy.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
18th April 2008: Brendon McCullum – 158 (73).
18th April 2022: Jos Buttler – 103 (61).
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If you do it once, you're great.
If you do it twice, you're Jos Buttler. ? p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->2<!---->Y<!---->b<!---->1<!---->E<!---->J<!---->t<!---->q<!---->r<!---->A— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Jos Buttler is too good for the IPL, make a new tournament for him. #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
— kεz (@_kezx) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Jos Buttler is now up to 196 runs in the Powerplay in IPL 2022, just 18 runs behind Sunrisers Hyderabad.
— Kieran (@BerbaSpinCric) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
jos buttler has been on a mad one lately
— aion (@aion_zr) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Best T20 in the World .. @<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r #<!---->F<!---->a<!---->c<!---->t #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) A<!---->p<!---->r<!---->i<!---->l<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->2
Jos has creamed off two 100s already and we are just about half way through this season! What a player @<!---->j<!---->o<!---->s<!---->b<!---->u<!---->t<!---->t<!---->l<!---->e<!---->r ??? #<!---->R<!---->R<!---->v<!---->s<!---->K<!---->K<!---->R
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