Jos Buttler is the leading run scorer in the 2022 IPL, with 491 runs, 226 more than KL Rahul in second place, with three hundred and two fifty pitched in his seven innings, with an average of 81.83 and a massive strike rate of 161.51.
Jos Buttler achieved a second IPL hundred in a row, and a third of the 2022 tournament, when he smashed 116 from 65 balls for the Rajasthan Royals in their win over the Delhi Capitals to take them to the top of the table.
Buttler blasted a massive nine sixes and as many fours in his impressive stroke as Rajasthan posted an imposing score of 222-2 after being batted first.
Delhi looked in contention for long stretches of their chase, none more so than when their captain foreman Rishabh Pant was in the crease, shooting 44 of 24 balls, while David Warner also hit 28 of 14 at the top of the order.
Just as play was beginning to fade from the capitals, West Indies’ Rovman Powell (36 from 15 balls) came in and smashed five sixes, including three in a row to start the final, briefly giving him hope that he would hit the six. sixes (and 36 runs) needed for victory.
But it wasn’t to be, as his international teammate Obed McCoy bowled a fourth-place points ball and claimed the wicket from Powell to finish and secure a run of 15 for Rajasthan.
Previously, Devdutt Padikkal also went 54-for-35 for the Royals, sharing a starting position of 155 runs with Buttler, while captain Sanju Samson shot an unbeaten 46-for-19.
However, Samson should have dropped in the 28th when he outplayed an attempt to take out Khaleel Ahmed, only for the bowler to drop an absolute nanny.
But it was Buttler’s heroism with the bat that once again stole the show, with the England star as the leading run scorer in the 2022 IPL, with 491 runs.
Buttler’s tally is 226 more than KL Rahul in second place, with three hundred and two fifty scored in his seven innings, averaging 81.83 and a massive strike rate of 161.51.
Rajasthan’s victory sees them overtake the Gujarat Titans at the top of the table, even though they have played one more game. Delhi sits in sixth place, suffering a fourth loss from their first seven games.
