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SRH vs RR: Will Sunrisers Hyderabad take advantage of Jose Buttler's weakness?

By Admin 29-03-2022

As Rajasthan Royals (RR) launches its Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign on Tuesday, Jos Buttler wants to play the role of a talisman against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune. The goalie batsman has always fought a performance against SRH, but managed to break the jinx in IPL 2021.

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Last season, his knockout of 124 runs against SRH was his first score of 30+ in nine innings against the franchise. . In his last eight innings against the team, the Englishman made 73 raids with a success rate of 94.81. The main reason for the failure of the 31-year-old against the SRH was the presence of Rashid Khan, who scored three times more than the IPL pitcher. Overall, he also has trouble playing against the legs.

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Buttler's action against IPL bowlers is the slowest against leg spinner. In 32 innings, he recorded 220 raids on 173 balls against leg spinners with a strike rate of 127.2 and was also thrown 11 times.

Afghan spinner Rashid joined the new Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise after IPL 2021 and focused on Shreyas Gopal and Abdul Samad to upset Buttler on Tuesday.


Butttler has more time than other ballers to push the boundaries against his feet, and this is a clear sign of the Englishman's weakness against this form of bowling.


Afghan spinner Rashid joined the new Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise after IPL 2021 and focused on Shreyas Gopal and Abdul Samad to upset Buttler on Tuesday.

Gopal issued RR for IPL 2021 and during this year's mega auction came to SRH for 75 million Rs. In 48 IPL matches, Karnataka cricketer scored 48 goals, including four goals.

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On the other hand, young Abdul Samad has been an integral part of SRH since coming to the IPL 2020 auction. This versatile player has also been a leg spinner and less pitcher during his recent IPL career. He recorded only two exclusions in 23 matches.