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Through his brilliant knock, Buttler has also become only the second batter to score a 100 in his 100th IPL match, after K.L. Rahul.
Through his brilliant knock, Buttler has also become only the second batter to score a 100 in his 100th IPL match, after K.L. Rahul.
After the disastrous World Cup campaign, England has once again done a white-ball reset by introducing new, young talent in the team, marking the start of a new era.
England captain Jos Buttler said his side is aiming to play their aggressive brand of cricket, take on the game and push their own boundaries as they aim to retain their Men’s ODI World Cup title by kicking off the tournament against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
Rajasthan Royals' English star Jos Buttler has been fined 10 percent of his match fee by the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Thursday night.
England's white-ball skipper Jos Buttler said it's "great" to deploy the fast bowler ahead of the opening game.
Jos Buttler's maximum of 30 was the individual highest from the England side. Buttler was recently appointed as England's new white-ball captain, after England's long-serving captain and 2019 world-cup winning leader.
Pandya carried his superb form from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the recently concluded Ireland series into the game against England, leading the visitors to a massive 198/8 in 20 overs before returning to bowl a fiery spell that saw the hosts bundled out for 148 in 19.3 overs.
The batter has been an integral part of the set-up, having been a vice-captain since 2015 and has led the team 14 times previously (Nine ODIs & five T20Is). He has represented England 151 times in ODIs scoring 4,120 runs at an average of 41.20, including 10 centuries.
In addition to Buttler, Phil Salt (122) and Dawid Malan (125) scored centuries as England posted a mammoth 498/4 in 50 overs against the Netherlands in the first game of the three-match series on Friday at the VRA Stadium in Amsterdam.
Sakariya had been drafted into the playing eleven as fellow left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed had a hamstring injury.
