Jos Buttler Registers Shocking Record In IPL
After dismissal against Punjab Kings Jos Buttler recorded most number of ducks in a single IPL season.
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Similar to his franchise, Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler had a successful start to the 2023 Indian Premier League season. As the season progressed, however, both players struggled with inconsistency; while the Royals are all but eliminated from postseason contention, Buttler has accomplished a rather undesirable IPL feat. After being dismissed on 0 against Punjab Kings in the team's final league match on Friday night,Jos Buttler Registers Shocking Record In IPL with most ducks in a single season (5).
Buttler had scores of 54, 19, 79, and 52 in the first four games of this season for Royals; however, his performances declined after the fourth game, as he was only able to record one additional 50+ score (95 against Sunrisers Hyderabad). Buttler had five ducks in the next ten contests, the most of any player this season.
Herschelle Gibbs (Deccan Chargers, 2009), Mithun Manhas (Pune Warriors India, 2011), Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2012), Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals, 2020), Nicholas Pooran (Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2021), and Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders, 2021) each had four IPL ducks in a season.
Buttler scored 392 runs with a strike rate of 141.01 in 14 matches during the season.Sam Curran (49*), Jitesh Sharma (44), and Shahrukh Khan (41*) powered Punjab Kings to a competitive 187 for 5 in their final IPL league match in Dharamsala against Rajasthan Royals.
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PBKS were required to bat first and were down 50 for 4, but Curran and Jitesh added 64 runs to salvage the inning.
The England all-rounder and Shahrukh then scored 73 runs off 37 deliveries, 46 of which came in the final two overs, to post a respectable total. PBKS and RR can score a maximum of 14 points this season, which may not be enough to qualify for the playoffs.
