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 fir🍷st on the sluggish surface.
Buttler, who hit an unbeaten 71 in England’s win over Australia last week, surpassed his previous T20I best of 83 and no෴w has 2🎶14 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 ballꦡs remaining in thei🥀r innings.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
England put under pressure for the first time today .. Responded brilliantly with the Bat & once again the fielding .. Morgan’s captaincy high high class .. All England fielders have been at my fiಞelding academy … 😜
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Special Player Big Fan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
Best in the world 👏 👏
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38)
Seriously unbelievable ! Tough pit🦂ch, targeted his bowlers and went hot at the end! Welcome to the hundred in all formats cl𒐪ub 😉
— 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 good 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 p🌱layed ⛄champ!— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9)
Yes Jos!!!! 🐐
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93)
Magnificent Buttler, Morꦚgan, excell𓂃ent England. Bat 2nd/Bat 1st.
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Sensational century from the world’s be🐈st 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)
