In the T20 World Cup, Jos Buttler spoke about his stunning century against Sri Lanka. With his outstanding knock, the opening batsman made history, and he hopes to assist his team wins more trophies. At the 2017 T20 World Cup in the UAE, the destructive opening batsman smashed 101* off just 67 balls against Sri Lanka. He had just scored a brilliant 71 not out off 32 balls to help England beat Australia two days prior. Happy times for the cricketer indeed.
Jos Buttler became one of white-ball cricket’s most dangerous performers, and his form has been crucial to England’s Super 12s unbeaten run. With a 214 average, the 31-year-old is well ahead of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in the second position. Butler told The Times of his incredible achievement, “It’s a pretty great thing to do, and I’m extremely thrilled with it.”
As pleased as he is to earn the accolades, the cricketer is focused on bringing home more trophies with his colleagues. He then gave a candid appraisal of his growth as a player, highlighting the consistency in his game that he lacked earlier in his career. It’s rare to reach two personal milestones in a single game, and Jos Buttler considers his brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be one of his best performances in English colours.
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The player was ecstatic to have hit 100 in all three versions of the game but stressed that it was the team’s match-winning knocks that made him happiest. With a suspected hamstring or calf strain, Tymal Mills was forced to leave England’s bowling assault midway through his second over against Sri Lanka. Butler was pleased with the bowling performance of England’s bowlers in Sharjah, where Moeen Ali, Adli Rashid, and Chris Jordan each took two wickets against Sri Lanka.
