Indian Premier League 2022: Qualifier 2 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 157-8: Patidar 58 (42); Krishna 3-22, McCoy 3-23 |
Rajasthan Royals 161-3: Buttler 106* (60); Hazlewood 2-23 |
Rajasthan Royals win by seven wickets |
Scorecard |
Buttler hit his fourth century of the Indian premier league in the final as Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Royals successfully chased 158 after Buttler finished 106 not out from just 60 balls.
The Seamers Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy took three of the four available bowling pins.
The final of the Indian premier league will be played on Sunday.
Krishna recovered from an onslaught by David Miller in the first qualifier to finish with 3-22, including the prize wicket of India star Virat Kohli.
Faf du Plessis will take over as the new captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore next year, but he will have to wait another year for a chance to win the Indian premier league title.
The big three of Kohli, du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell didn't register a significant score.
Rajat Patidar followed his century in the eliminator with 58 from 42 balls, but he was the only batter to pass a half century.
The Royals have a chance to win their second title in as many years, and it was a poignant moment for them and their fans.
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When his side needed him the most, he struck the ball with remarkable power and ease from the first ball, and he kept his intent throughout, smashing the winning runs with his fifth six.
With one game to go, Buttler has scored 832 runs at an average of 59, including four hundreds and four half-centuries, and is certain to finish with the Orange Cap.
Buttler had a haul of centuries in a single campaign.
Buttler scored all around the ground, combining his trademark ramps over the wicketkeeper with brutal pull shots into the stands and drives into the stands off the spinners.
The England star punched the air with joy after launching the first ball of the 18th over over the ropes and the crowd roared with him.
If Gujarat are going to stop another Buttler onslaught in the final, they will need to take any catches that come their way.