Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh reserved excessive reward for England’s limited-overs skipper and Rajasthan Royals opener, Jos Buttler, following his sensational ton that carried the table-toppers throughout the road in an exciting last-ball chase towards the Kolkata Knight Riders. In, maybe, essentially the most absorbing conflict within the ongoing IPL season, the Royals chased down the joint-highest whole within the historical past of the event on the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Departing, for as soon as, from his typical slam-bang method, Buttler selected to settle in and develop into his innings whereas preserving his crew at par with the asking fee. Nevertheless, after the dismissal of Rovman Powell, who thrilled the complete home at Eden along with his power-hitting in a helpful cameo, Buttler selected to open out sensing he was working out of companions.

Until the eleventh over of the Royals’ innings, Buttler scored at a strike fee of 132 however within the subsequent 9 overs, he shifted gears and completed off the chase with an unbeaten 107 at a strike fee of 178.33.

With the league leaders needing to go hell for leather-based, needing 46 runs off simply 18 deliveries, Buttler smacked 4 towering sixes and two boundaries to allow the Royals to tug off a heist.

In a match the place the momentum swung forwards and backwards like a pendulum, the 33-year-old Englishman produced a knock for the ages, wowing not simply the RR followers however former India spinner Harbhajan as properly.

“He’s a particular participant. He’s a participant of a unique degree. Jos Buttler hasn’t accomplished this for the primary time. He has accomplished this many occasions and we are going to see him doing this job many occasions going ahead as properly. He’s an unbelievable participant. We do not speak a lot about him as a result of he isn’t an Indian participant,” Harbhajan stated on Star Sports activities.

“If Virat Kohli had scored this century, we might have sung his praises for 2 months, identical to we discuss MS Dhoni’s 4 (three) sixes. We must always have fun him identical to we have fun our gamers as a result of he’s additionally one of many legends of the sport,” the previous India spinner added.

(With ANI Inputs)

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