England’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler slammed unbeaten 110 runs off just 55 balls as England amassed 373 at the end of their 50 overs against Pakistan in the second ODI at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday.
Buttler’s ton came of just 50 deliveries, which is the second fastest for England. His quickest three-figure knock also came against Pakistan wherein he smashed a 46-ball hundred in the UAE in 2015.
In the second ODI of the ongoing five-match series, Buttler came to bat in the 36th over with England’s score on 211/3. But then proceeded to hit the first four balls he faced for 1, 6, 4, 4. That got him started and he didn’t look back after that.
Pakistan’s bowlers tried their hardest but they simply had no answer to Buttler’s masterclas on the day.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Buttler’s sensational knock:
Unreal again 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏👏👏
— Luke Wright (@lukewright204)
What a pleasure to watch in full flow .. 💯 ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)
Jos Buttler for you..
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB)
Jos Buttler's innings in full:
16441…13111.41..12.12.66…..4…611621622226262644.1
Pure. Box. Office.
— bet365 (@bet365)
74 off the last five overs
Jos Buttl༺er hits the joint 10th fastest 🦂ODI ton of all time
Unbroken🀅 fourth-wicket stand of 162 with Eoin Morgan
England finish 373-3, their seventh highest total൲
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag)
Fastest 100s against Pakistan in ODIs:
46 balls Jos Buttler, Dubai, 2015
48 balls Jayasuriya, Singapore, 1996
50 balls Jos Buttler TODAY— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Not a better sigꦐht in ODI cricket than watching AB De Villiers play the then.
Not a be🦋tter sight in ODI cricket than watching Jos Buttl♕er play the now.
100 off 50, 6 4s & 9 6s. Absolute Carnage at Southampton. Sig♎n of things to come at the WC.
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16)
Jos Buttler, take a bow 💥👏
55 balls
110* runs
6 fours
9 sixesUnbelievable batting.
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes)
Jos Buttler smashed Pakistan bowle𓂃rs all over the park
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Fastest ODI centuries
31 – AB
36 – Corey
37 – Afridi
44 – Boucher
45 – Lara
45 – Afridi
46 – Ryder
46 – Buttler
48 – Sanath
50 – Buttler
50 – KO'Brien
51 – Maxwell— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket)
My god, that's some hundred by Jos Buttler, from 50 balls – the second-fastest for England. (He also scored the fastest, of course.)
— Husky Trades (@Huskky_Trades)
. has summed up Jos Buttler in a beautiful way: "Fans love him. Teammates love him. Bowlers hate him. ﷽He is a FREAK&𝐆quot;
What a player!
— @ravimaestri (@ravimaestri)
Average balls to reach 100 in ODIs (min 8 x 100):
69.5 J Buttler (8 x 100)
81.9 AB de Villiers (25)
85.1 V Sehwag (15)— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats)
