Jos Buttler hit the primary century of the T20 World Cup 2021 as his unbeaten 101 steered England to victory in opposition to Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Monday.
Buttler smashed six fours and 6 sixes in his 67-ball knock and added a 112-run for the fourth wicket with skipper Eoin Morgan, who made 40, after being put in to bat first on the sluggish floor.
Buttler, who hit an unbeaten 71 in England’s win over Australia final week, surpassed his earlier T20I better of 83 and now has 214 runs within the match.
In reply to England’s 163-4, Sri Lanka may handle solely 137, thereby dropping the competition by 26 runs. All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga top-scored for his aspect with 34 off 21 balls. He added a 53 run partnership for the sixth wicket with captain Dasun Shanaka (26), however after his dismissal within the seventeenth over, the remaining batters fell like a pack of playing cards. The Islanders received all out beneath 140 with six balls remaining of their innings.
Right here’s how Twitter reacted:
England put below stress for the primary time right now .. Responded brilliantly with the Bat & as soon as once more the fielding .. Morgan’s captaincy excessive excessive class .. All England fielders have been at my fielding academy … #T20WorldCup 😜
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 1, 2021
@josbuttler 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Particular Participant Massive Fan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) November 1, 2021
Finest on the planet @josbuttler 👏 👏
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) November 1, 2021
Critically unbelievable @josbuttler! Robust pitch, focused his bowlers and went sizzling on the finish! Welcome to the hundred in all codecs membership 😉 #ENGvSL
— Heather Knight (@Heatherknight55) November 1, 2021
Take a look at century ✅
ODI century ✅
IT20 century ✅@JosButtler is our first males’s participant to finish the set! 👏 #T20WorldCup | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/ZQpAxuGKTk— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 1, 2021
That’s a significantly good knock by @josbuttler very effectively performed and nice to observe.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) November 1, 2021
An innings of highest high quality by @josbuttler 👌
That’s precisely the way you construct a T20 inning. Effectively performed champ!— Lasith Malinga (@ninety9sl) November 1, 2021
Sure Jos!!!! 🐐 #T20WorldCup
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) November 1, 2021
Magnificent Buttler, Morgan, wonderful England. Bat 2nd/Bat 1st. #T20WorldCup21
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) November 1, 2021
Sensational century from the world’s greatest T20 batsman. Sensible by @josbuttler 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/8KkkTDKyoz
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 1, 2021
1st century of the T20 World Cup by @josbuttler #T20WorldCup
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) November 1, 2021
England’s unbeaten run continues 🔥#T20WorldCup | #ENGvSL | https://t.co/qlHuDOhCpo pic.twitter.com/aKffZ2wBgR
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 1, 2021
1⃣0⃣0⃣ for @josbuttler 👏👏👏
A SIX off the final ball to get there!
A joke of an innings, a joke of a cricketer.#T20WorldCup #ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/UNrCTjteJf
— England’s Barmy Military (@TheBarmyArmy) November 1, 2021