Only Jos Buttler can break Virat Kohli's IPL record: RR opener's 3rd ton sends Twitter into a frenzy

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Jos Buttler slammed third ton of IPL 2022 and it was enough to send Twitter into a frenzy. 

He smashed 116 off 65 balls, including 9 fours and 9 sixes respectively. 

He started off slowly with Devdutt Paddikal but once he was set, he started showing his range of shots. 

In 18th over of the innings, bowled by Khaleel Ahmed, Buttler smashed 21 runs, including 2 fours and 2 sixes respectively. 

Many on Twitter believed that Buttler can toppled Virat Kohli's tally of 973 runs in a single season. Virat had smashed four centuries in 2016. Buttler already has 3 in 7 games. 

Take a look at all reactions:

Jos Buttler is currently seeing a beach ball.

Back-to-back IPL centuries ___ pic.twitter.com/0J9XI4kTVA — England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) April 22, 2022

Jos Buttler __ #DCvRR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/BoT9Heu1Yb — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 22, 2022

If not jos buttler this season, then no body could break Virat Kohli 's 973 runs record. pic.twitter.com/YSp6dpIM3c — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 22, 2022

Buttler looked in ominous form and was particularly severe on Yadav, hitting the off-spinner for two sixes and one four to pick up 18 runs from the 13th over. DC's spin attack cut a sorry figure as Axar and Kuldeep too leaked runs with Buttler and Padikkal going hammer and tongs.

Padikkal brought up his fifty in 31 balls with a boundary, cutting Axar behind square on the off side. High on confidence after two centuries in the ongoing edition of the IPL, Buttler continued his onslaught, smacking in-form Kuldeep Yadav for two maximums in consecutive balls and a four in the 15th over.

Power-hitting was at its best display as Buttler, in particular, treated all the DC bowlers with disdain. Padikkal soon perished, caught plumb in front of the wicket by Khaleel Ahmed in the 116th over as DC got their first breakthrough, albeit late in the innings. Buttler finally got out in the penultimate over, holing out to David Warner at long-on off Mutafizur Rahman.

Towards the end, skipper Sanju Samson (46 not out off 19 balls) played a little cameo to help RR cross the 200-run mark and register the highest score of the season.

With PTI inputs