IPL 2022 Final Live Blog: Scores, reactions, stats and more
Jos Buttler scored his fourth century of Indian Premier League 2022 to match Virat Kohli’s record of most tons scored by a batter in one IPL season, as Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Friday.
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Buttler continued his scintillating form this season as he scored an unbeaten 106 to help Rajasthan Royals reach the IPL final for the first time since they won the inaugural edition of the T20 tournament back in 2008.
The 31-year-old opener from England had scored centuries against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals earlier in the season. With his latest ton against RCB, Buttler took his aggregate for IPL 2022 to 824 runs.
Here’s a look at some key IPL batting records after Buttler’s century on Friday (tables courtesy ESPNcricinfo):
Multiple centuries in one IPL season
| Season | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kohli | RCB | 16 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | Gayle | RCB | 12 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Amla | KXIP | 10 | 420 | 104* | 60.00 | 145.83 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | Watson | CSK | 15 | 555 | 117* | 39.64 | 154.59 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | Dhawan | DC | 17 | 618 | 106* | 44.14 | 144.73 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022* | Buttler | RR | 16 | 824 | 116 | 58.86 | 151.47 | 4 | 4 |
Most centuries overall in IPL
| Player | Tons |
|---|---|
| CH Gayle | 6 |
| V Kohli | 5 |
| JC Buttler | 5 |
| DA Warner | 4 |
| SR Watson | 4 |
| AB de Villiers | 3 |
| SV Samson | 3 |
| KL Rahul | 3 |
| BB McCullum | 2 |
| AC Gilchrist | 2 |
| M Vijay | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 2 |
| AM Rahane | 2 |
| HM Amla | 2 |
| BA Stokes | 2 |
| S Dhawan | 2 |
Centuries since IPL 2021
| Batter | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson | 119 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 188.88 | RR | PBKS | Wankhede | 12 Apr ’21 |
| Padikkal | 101* | 52 | 11 | 6 | 194.23 | RCB | RR | Wankhede | 22 Apr ’21 |
| Buttler | 124 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 193.75 | RR | SRH | Delhi | 2 May ’21 |
| Gaikwad | 101* | 60 | 9 | 5 | 168.33 | CSK | RR | Abu Dhabi | 2 Oct ’21 |
| Buttler | 100 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 147.05 | RR | MI | DY Patil | 2 Apr ’22 |
| Rahul | 103* | 60 | 9 | 5 | 171.66 | LSG | MI | CCI | 16 Apr ’22 |
| Buttler | 103 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 168.85 | RR | KKR | CCI | 18 Apr ’22 |
| Buttler | 116 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 178.46 | RR | DC | Wankhede | 22 Apr ’22 |
| Rahul | 103 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 166.12 | LSG | MI | Wankhede | 24 Apr ’22 |
| De Kock | 140 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 200.00 | LSG | KKR | DY Patil | 18 May ’22 |
| Patidar | 112 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 207.40 | RCB | LSG | Kolkata | 25 May ’22 |
| Buttler | 106* | 60 | 10 | 6 | 176.66 | RR | RCB | A’bad | 27 May ’22 |
Most runs in one IPL season
| Player | Team | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Kohli | RCB | 2016 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 640 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 38 |
| DA Warner | SRH | 2016 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 560 | 151.42 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 31 |
| JC Buttler | RR | 2022 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 824 | 116 | 58.85 | 544 | 151.47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 45 |
| KS Williamson | SRH | 2018 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 735 | 84 | 52.50 | 516 | 142.44 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 28 |
| CH Gayle | RCB | 2012 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 456 | 160.74 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 59 |
| MEK Hussey | CSK | 2013 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 566 | 129.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
| CH Gayle | RCB | 2013 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 453 | 156.29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 |
| DA Warner | SRH | 2019 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 692 | 100* | 69.20 | 481 | 143.86 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 21 |
| AB de Villiers | RCB | 2016 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 687 | 129* | 52.84 | 407 | 168.79 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 37 |
| RR Pant | DC | 2018 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 394 | 173.60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 37 |
Most 100s in a T20 tournament:
4 – Kohli, IPL 2016
4 – Buttler, IPL 2022
3 – Klinger, Natwest T20 Blast 2015#IPL2022— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 27, 2022
The current season now has the most hundreds of any IPL season.
Most hundreds:
8* – in 2022
7 – in 2016
6 – in 2008, 2011, 2012— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 27, 2022
Most runs in playoffs of an IPL season:
195 – Jos Buttler in 2022
190 – David Warner in 2016
170 – Rajat Patidar in 20222 of the top 3 players in this season itself.#IPL2022 #RRvRCB
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 27, 2022
Highest score for RR in this IPL season:
116 – Jos Buttler
106* – Jos Buttler
103 – Jos Buttler
100 – Jos Buttler
89 – Jos Buttler
70* – Jos Buttler
68 – Yashasvi Jaiswal#IPL2022— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 27, 2022
Most hundreds for Rajasthan Royals in IPL:
5 – Jos Buttler
2 – Ajinkya Rahane
2 – Sanju Samson
2 – Shane Watson#IPL2022 #RRvRCB— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 27, 2022
Players to face 500+ balls in an IPL season :-
640 – Virat Kohli in 2016
566 – Mike Hussey in 2013
560 – David Warner in 2016
518 – KL Rahul in 2020
516 – Kane Williamson in 2018
502* (so far) – Jos Buttler in 2022#IPL2022 #RRvsRCB— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) May 27, 2022
Fastest fifties by overseas players for Rajasthan Royals :-
18 balls – Jos Buttler vs DC, 2018
19 balls – Owais Shah vs RCB, 2012
21 balls – Shane Watson vs CSK, 2010
23 balls – Jos Buttler vs GT, 2022
23 balls – Jos Buttler vs RCB, today#IPL2022 #RRvsRCB— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) May 27, 2022
English players to score most centuries in T20 cricket :-
7 – Luke Wright
6* – Jos Buttler
5 – Dawid Malan
5 – Jason Roy
5 – Alex Hales#IPL2022 #RRvsRCB— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) May 27, 2022
