IPL 2026: Jos Buttler scripts historical past, enters elite T20 membership | Cricket Information – The Occasions of India


Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler (ANI Picture/Rahul Singh)

Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler reached a landmark within the IPL in opposition to Delhi Capitals, hitting his 600th six in T20 cricket. The England star grew to become the fifth batter to succeed in this milestone, becoming a member of Chris Gayle (1,056 sixes), Kieron Pollard (981), Andre Russell (784), and Nicholas Pooran (712). Buttler’s 27-ball 52 featured 5 sixes and three fours at a strike charge of 192.59. His 5 sixes within the first six overs now rank because the second-most for a non-opener in an IPL innings, solely behind Suresh Raina’s well-known 87 off 25 balls, which included six sixes, in opposition to PBKS within the 2014 Qualifier 2 at Wankhede. This innings additionally ended Buttler’s 16-match watch for a T20 fifty, his final coming for Durban Tremendous Giants in opposition to Pretoria Capitals within the SA20 earlier this yr. He had a disappointing T20 World Cup, scoring simply 87 runs in eight innings at a median of 10.87. Thus far in IPL 2026, Buttler has scored 116 runs in three innings at a median of 38.66 and a strike charge above 156. Throughout all T20s this yr, he has 422 runs in 19 innings at 23.44 with a strike charge of 140.66, together with two fifties and a better of 97*. Within the match, after dropping Sai Sudharsan cheaply for 12, Buttler and Shubman Gill added 60 runs to regular Gujarat Titans. Gill then partnered with Washington Sundar (55 off 32) for a 104-run stand, serving to GT attain 210/4 in 20 overs. Glenn Phillips (14*) and Rahul Tewatia (1*) remained unbeaten. For Delhi Capitals, Mukesh Kumar was the choose of the bowlers with 2/55, whereas Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi took a wicket every. Regardless of KL Rahul’s 92 off 52, DC fell agonisingly brief by one run, with David Miller’s 41 off 20 balls preserving the competition alive till the ultimate supply.