Buttler Equals Sehwag’s Record For Most Consecutive Fifties in IPL

Here’s a look at the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals through numbers.

Jos Buttler plays a reverse sweep against Mumbai Indians.

(Photo: BCCI)

English batsman Jos Buttler continued his red-hot form with a 94 not out as Rajasthan Royals thumped Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in Mumbai on Sunday to boost their chance of qualifying for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs.

After Mumbai posted 168/6, courtesy opening batsmen Suryakumar Yadav (60) and Evin Lewis, Buttler registered his fifth consecutive fifty, which contained five sixes and nine fours, to guide his team to seven-wicket victory with two overs to spare.

The loss left three-time champions Mumbai stranded at 10 points from 12 games, while Rajasthan took their tally to 12 after 12 games.

The Jaipur-based outfit needs to win its remaining two games to qualify for the play-offs, while Mumbai's fate is not in their hands and will have to depend on the performances of other teams.

Here’s a look at the match through numbers.

Jos Buttler, who recorded his fifth consecutive half-century in the match against Mumbai Indians, equaled Virender Sehwag’s record for the most consecutive fifties in the IPL.

Sehwag had scored five consecutive half-centuries for Delhi Daredevils in 2012.

Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler’s partnership for the second wicket is the highest stand for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018. They scored 95 runs in 74 balls.

(Statistics from Arun Gopalakrishnan)

(With inputs from IANS)

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