Lucky Buttler escapes close calls; Twitter smells something fishy, calls for investigation
Jos Buttler (Image source: BCCI/IPL)
Rajasthan opening batter Jos Buttler got off to a unique start in the ongoing Indian T20 League. Buttler was facing Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over of the innings after Hyderabad won the toss and chose to field first. On the fifth ball of the over, the right-hander was caught at slips by Abdul Samad. However, in a surprising turn of events, the third umpire found out that the bowler had overstepped.
The wicketkeeper-batter from England couldn’t convert the free hit into a boundary. This wasn’t the only time the right-arm pacer overstepped in the game. In the third over, he again overstepped while bowling to Yashasvi Jaiswal. This time around, Jaiswal hit a four on the free hit. The no-ball drama didn’t end with the dual errors.
Umran Malik also overstepped in the next over while bowling to Buttler. This time, Samad, who took the catch in the first over, dropped the proverbial chance at slips and the ball went to the boundary for a four. The netizens were not impressed by sloppy Hyderabad and went on to trolled them. They also laughed at Jos Buttler’s luck who refused to leave him. Many fans also went on to question Hyderabad’s sloppy fielding and demanded an investigation.
Talking about the game, Jaiswal (20) and Buttler amassed 58 runs in the powerplay. On the first ball of the seventh over, Romario Shepherd accounted for the left-hander with a slower delivery. Two overs later, Buttler (35) was eventually caught behind by Nicholas Pooran off Umran Malik. At the time of writing, the Men In Pink and Blue have amassed 196/4.
Here are some of the Tweets
https://twitter.com/SaurabhTripathS/status/1508811403628535825?t=cOQj3GZKgHXywRs4PtJ3fQ&s=19
Me with Bhuvi as cap and without Jos Buttler pic.twitter.com/VIoPOcsfHW
— Arvindh (@overbowlershead) March 29, 2022
Jos Buttler After Not Getting Out On Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Ball (No Ball) :#SRHvsRR #JosButtler #RRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/tFNtfhIcj5
— Lodu Bhaiya (@Lodu_Bhaiya) March 29, 2022
Scenes…Bhuvi gets Jos Buttler for a duck, but he has overstepped…!!!#SRHvsRR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/o0RS7RTHNI
— CricXtasy (@CricXtasy) March 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/SaurabhTripathS/status/1508811403628535825?t=SrwgdrK1mppjDyuTn6j2ug&s=19
#SRHvsRR #IPL
Bhuvi watching Jos Buttler smacking boundaries after the No Ball. pic.twitter.com/8ArdjImoXW— Babaji (@Who_Babaji) March 29, 2022
Jos Buttler
Till 2nd over After 2nd over pic.twitter.com/AjYrSuHE3a
— AKᵏᵏᴿ (@KhairAmanul) March 29, 2022
Investigation needed against SRH bowlers at this point
— Pratik (@Prat1k_) March 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/rajasthanroyals/status/1508811661104533510?t=6leAjV-5Lfh3o69VZ54UQg&s=19
4th No Ball by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 4 overs, not a good start by their bowlers.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 29, 2022
