IPL 2022 Qualifier 2, RR vs RCB: Jos Buttler said Shane Warne would be proud of this Rajasthan Royals team as his unbeaten 106-run stand helped the team reach the final of IPL 2022.
Jos Buttler in action at IPL 2022. (courtesy: BCCI/PTI)
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- Jos Buttler was adjudged man of the match for his unbeaten 106 in Qualifier 2 vs RCB
- Butler pays tribute to Shane Warne who led RR to IPL glory in 2008
- Butler said that he is excited to play in the final of the biggest T20 tournament in the world
Jos Buttler was adjudged man of the match after his unbeaten 106 for helping Rajasthan Royals crush Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets and reach the final of IPL 2022, where they will take on Gujarat Titans.
Jos Buttler has been in sensational form this season – during his heroics on Friday, he became the second player after Virat Kohli to score 4 centuries in an IPL season and the third after Kohli and David Warner to break the 800-run mark in a single. became a player. weather.
Jos Buttler is set to take home the Orange Cap but his eyes will be on RR’s second IPL title. The first was won in 2008 in the inaugural edition under the captaincy of Shane Warne, who died of a heart attack earlier in the year.
After the Royals secured their second IPL final berth, Jos Buttler paid an emotional tribute to Shane Warne.
“Great excitement to be able to play in the final of the biggest T20 tournament in the world. Will miss him a lot but we know he looks at us today with great pride,” Butler told Star Sports.
Jos Buttler is on fire for the Royals this summer. In Qualifier 1, he scored 89 before being run out and then scored his fourth century of the season. The English star said he had come into the tournament with low expectations but added that he has a lot of energy.
“I came into the season with very low expectations but with a lot of energy. Standing in the finals is very exciting. I had a two-part season, and had very honest conversations with people close to me. I was feeling There was pressure in the middle, and about a week ago I opened up about it. It helped and I went to Kolkata with a free mind.
Jos Buttler has so far scored 824 runs at an average of 58.86 including 4 centuries and 4 fifties with one match left.