IPL 2024 The 31st match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Rajasthan Royals registered a spectacular victory in the match. During the match, Jos Buttler spoiled Sunil Narine’s first century in the tournament by scoring a century. At one point in the match, it seemed that Kolkata Knight Riders would easily win the match. After 14 overs, Rajasthan Royals needed 96 runs to win. Seeing the mountain-like runs, everyone was predicting that Kolkata would register a win today and reach the first position in the points table. But in the match, Jos Buttler snatched the victory from the hands of Kolkata. After winning the match, Jos Buttler said that I was playing the game with the formula of Dhoni and Kohli.

IPL 2024: Reason for victory is Dhoni and Kohli’s formula

Jos Buttler (after the match)if Buttler) said, ‘Sometimes you get irritated and question yourself. I was then trying to tell myself that everything would be okay. My rhythm will come back and so I was trying to remain calm. There are many such occasions in IPL, when very surprising things happen. The way players like Dhoni and Kohli stand till the end and keep believing, you have seen it many times in the IPL and today I was trying to do the same.

IPL 2024: Kumar Sangakkara’s advice worked

Butler said, ‘This is the thing about which Kumar Sangakkara has told me a lot. He said that you just stand there and keep fighting the situation. At some point things will change and you will find your lost rhythm and just one shot will give you back all the confidence. This has been a big part of my game for the last few years.

IPL 2024: Butler left Virat behind

This was the third time Jos Buttler scored a century while run-chasing in the IPL. Jos Buttler has left Virat Kohli behind in terms of scoring centuries in run-chases. He ranks first in terms of scoring most centuries in run-chase. Whereas Virat Kohli is at second place with two centuries. Ben Stokes is at third place below Virat Kohli. Ben Stokes has also scored two centuries while run-chasing in IPL.
Most centuries in IPL run-chase
3 – Jos Buttler
2 – Virat Kohli
2 – Ben Stokes

IPL 2024: Butler’s seventh century in IPL

Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten century in the match played. During the match, he scored 107 runs in 60 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes. Butler completed his century in 55 balls. This was his second century this season. This was Butler’s seventh century in IPL. With the help of this century innings of Butler, Rajasthan team achieved the record target of 224 runs in 20 overs.