Jos Buttler: Decoding his best knocks versus SRH in IPL

By Pavan Thimmaiah

May 03, 2025

04:00 pm

What's the story

Match 51 of IPL 2025 saw Gujarat Titans' wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler smash his 24th IPL fifty, powering GT to a 38-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

This was GT's seventh victory of the season.

Meanwhile, the knock also stands as the English talisman's third-highest score against the 2016 champions in the IPL.

We break down Buttler's best performances against SRH in the tournament.

Buttler's only hundred against SRH came in 2021 (for Rajasthan Royals).

Batting first, RR lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early, but Buttler and Sanju Samson counterattacked with a 150-run stand.

Samson fell for 48, but Buttler hammered a brilliant 124 off 64 balls, studded with 11 fours and eight sixes.

Thanks to his effort, RR posted 220/3 and later won by 55 runs.

Match 52 of the 2023 IPL saw Buttler go berserk against SRH in Jaipur, scoring a fluent 95 off 59 balls.

According to ESPNcricinfo, RR posted a formidable 214/2, powered by a 138-run stand between Buttler and Sanju Samson (66*).

Buttler's innings featured 10 fours and four sixes.

However, it wasn't enough, as SRH successfully chased down the target with four wickets in hand.

As mentioned, Buttler's fifth fifty of IPL 2025 also ranks as his third-highest score against SRH in the IPL.

Batting first, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan gave GT a strong start.

He then built a 62-run partnership with Gill (76), scoring 64 off 37 balls, featuring four sixes and three fours.

GT posted 224/6 and later restricted SRH to 186/6, sealing a 38-run victory.

Buttler's blistering 22-ball 54 against SRH in Match 4 (2023 IPL) rounds out his list of top performances against SRH.

Opening the innings, he and Jaiswal gave RR a flying start with an 85-run partnership.

Buttler smashed 54 off 22 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, before falling.

Samson added another fifty as RR posted 203/5 and later restricted SRH to 131/8.