Jos Buttler way ahead against rivals in Orange Cap race

MUMBAI: Despite his failure in the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jos Buttler strengthened his position at the top of the Orange Cap table as he lifted his tally to a whopping 588 runs in 10 innings, comprising three hundreds and as many fifties.

Only Virat Kohli has scored four hundreds in a single season, a feat he achieved in the 2016 edition.

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener also leads the six-hitters chart with 36 sixes to his name this season. Punjab Kings' Chris Gayle leads the overall list with 357 sixes.

Buttler has been on a run-scoring spree in the ongoing tournament, with an average of 65.33 and strike-rate of 150.76. With three centuries and as many fifties against his name, Buttler is leading the Orange Cap race by a margin of 137 runs over Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul. The fact that Buttler is ahead of the next best in terms of batting impact score shows just how dominant he has been.

Buttler's three tons came against formidable bowling line-ups in Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. The England wicketkeeper has impressed many including former cricketer Nick Knight and Kevin Pietersen. IANS

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