Jos Buttler, the Rajasthan Royals’ opener, suffered a rare failure in their recent match against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Buttler was dismissed for a duck in the match, which was his second duck in the IPL after a span of seven years. His first duck came in his IPL debut match for the Mumbai Indians against the Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016.
Buttler has been a consistent performer in the IPL over the years, and his recent duck was a rare occurrence.
He has played a total of 84 innings in the IPL since his first duck and this is the second highest difference in terms of innings for any player to register two ducks in the tournament. The only player who has a higher difference in innings for two ducks is Steve Smith, who registered his second duck after a span of 93 innings.
Most Innings between Two Ducks in IPL
93 – Steve Smith
86 – Jos Buttler*
78 – M Jayawardene
77 – JP Duminy
75 – Kane Williamson
74 – Saurabh Tiwary#RRvsGT— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 16, 2023
Jos Buttler’s wicket –
Gujarat Titans’ pacer Mohammed Shami made a significant impact by bagging the second quick wicket for his team. In the third over of the match, Shami bowled a brilliant delivery that swung in sharply and caught the Rajasthan Royals opener, Jos Buttler, off guard.
Buttler, who is known for his aggressive batting style, was looking to play a scoop shot towards the leg side. However, the movement on the ball proved to be too much for him to handle, and he missed the delivery completely. The ball hit the off-stump, and Buttler was out bowled, scoring a duck.
