Jos Buttler hit the first century of the T20 World Cup 2021 as his unbeaten 101 steered England to victory against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Monday.
Buttler smashed six fours and six 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 o🧸n the sluggish sur⭕face.
Buttler, who hit an unbeaten 71 in England’s win over Australia last week, surpassed his previous T20I best of 83 🍨and now has 214 runs in the tournament.
In reply to England’s 163-4, Sri Lanka could manage only 137, thereby losing the contest by 26 runs. All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga top-scored for his side with 34 off 21 balls. He added a 53 run partnership for the sixth wicket with captain Dasun Shanaka (26), but after his dismissal in the 17th over, the remaining batters fell like a pack of cards. The Islanders got all out below 140 with six balls remaining in their ♎innings.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Engl🌺and put under pressure for the first time today .. Responded brilliantly with the Bat & once again the fielding .. Morgan’s captaincyဣ high high class .. All England fielders have been at my fielding academy … 😜
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Special Player Big Fan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
Best in the world 👏 👏
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38)
♓Seriously unbelievable ! Tough pitch, targeted his bowlers and went hot at the end! Welcome to the hundred in all formats club 😉
— Heather Knight (@Heatherknight55)
Test century ✅
ODI century ✅
IT20 century ✅ is our first men's player to complete the set! 👏 |— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
That’s a seriously 𓄧good knock by very well played and great✨ to watch.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31)
An innings of highest quality by 👌
That’s exactly how you build a T20 inning. Well pla꧑yed champ!— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9)
Yes Jos!!!! 🐐
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93)
Magnificent Buttler, Morgan, exce❀llent England.📖 Bat 2nd/Bat 1st.
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Sensational c💙entury from the world’s best T20 batsman. Brilliant by 👏👏👏
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
1st century of the T20 World Cup by
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05)
England's unbeaten run continues 🔥 | |
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
1⃣0⃣0⃣ for 👏👏👏
A SIX off the last ball to get there!
A joke of an innings, a joke of a cricketer.
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
