GT vs RR: Devastated Jos Buttler throws helmet, gloves after getting dismissed in IPL 2022 final

Jos Buttler has been in the form of his life in IPL 2022. He made his bat do the talking exceptionally well in Qualifier 1 and 2, scoring 89 and an unbeaten 60-ball 106 respectively. In fact, that match-winning century against RCB was also his fourth one this season. Buttler was oozing with confidence coming into the final clash against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and looked set for another big knock.

Even though the Englishman did read the wicket well and batted sensibly, he could not last for too long and walked back just when he was looking well-set, having scored 39 runs from 35 deliveries. His wicket opened up the floodgates for the Titans as they dried up the Royals’ scoring rate. Meanwhile, as Jos walked back to the dugout, he was upset with his dismissal and did not shy away from expressing it.

Jos Buttler expresses disappointment after his dismissal in the final

On the very first ball of the 12th over, the England limited-overs superstar looked to play a cut shot off GT skipper Hardik Pandya, but he failed to time it well as the ball took the outside edge and went straight into the gloves of Wriddhiman Saha who made absolutely no mistake behind the stumps.

Gujarat celebrated in delight as a gutted Jos Buttler took a long walk back to the dugout. The star opener was seen throwing his helmet and gloves in disgust near the Rajasthan Royals dugout and headed towards the dressing room.

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Buttler might not have been able to convert his good start into an impactful knock in the grand finale, but he will finish as the Orange Cap winner of this season having amassed 863 runs from 17 matches. He surpassed David Warner’s tally of 848 runs in the 2016 season to register the second-highest individual runs in IPL history.

With 973 runs, batting megastar Virat Kohli is still at the top position as far as individual batting performances in a season is concerned.