Before the start of IPL 2025 auction, Jos Buttler’s emphasis on the cricket field has been seen. This pressure is such that after seeing it, Rajasthan Royals will regret their decision of not retaining him. Jos Buttler’s bat is in motion. Runs have flowed from his bat. Sixes have rained. And, all these scenes were seen in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, where his 24-ball inning overshadowed the opposing team.
On 21 November, the match in Abu Dhabi T10 League was between Chennai Braves and Deccan Gladiators. Jos Buttler was a part of Deccan Gladiators in this match. Batting first, Chennai Braves scored 141 runs for 2 wickets in 10 overs. In this, his two batsmen Rassie van der Dussen and Chris Lynn played an important role. Rasi played an innings of 62 runs in 29 balls with 5 sixes. Chris Lynn scored 68 runs in 28 balls.
Butler’s blast before IPL 2025 auction
However, the batting prowess that Jos Buttler showed before the IPL 2025 auction was not seen by anyone else. There was no pressure on Rassie van der Dussen during the innings he played. But when Butler came to bat, he was under pressure of the big score of 142 runs which the team had to chase in 10 overs. In such a situation, Butler without wasting any time attacked the batsmen of Chennai Braves.
Butler won the match in 24 balls with a strike rate of 258.33!
Butler scored runs in every corner of the field. Batting at an average of 258.33, he scored unbeaten 62 runs in just 24 balls and won the match for the team. Butler’s innings included 6 sixes and 4 fours. Butler’s task of taking the team to the target, playing in the middle order, was made a little easier by Tom Kohler by batting brilliantly in the opening. He scored 51 runs in 24 balls with 4 sixes. Due to the explosive work of Butler and Tom Kohler, Deccan Gladiators won the match by 7 wickets with 2 balls remaining.
3 batsmen included in the auction in the same match, there was a blast
The amazing thing is that all three batsmen who created havoc in the same match of Abu Dhabi T10 League are going to be sold in the IPL 2025 auction. Of the three, two are batsmen from Deccan Gladiators while one batsman is a player from Chennai Braves. The base price of Deccan Butler and Chennai Braves’ Rassie van der Dussen is Rs 2 crore, while the base price of Tom Kohler is Rs 50 lakh.
