Jos Buttler’s blast! Mukesh Kumar scored 23 runs in a single over, created havoc among Delhi bowlers.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 9, 2026

Jos Buttler 600 Sixes: Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler has returned to great form and has performed strongly in IPL 2026. Butler showed his old colors by playing a half-century in the match against Delhi Capitals. In this match being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bowl first. Butler, who came to the crease in the third over, showed aggressive style as soon as he came.

Scored 23 runs in one over

jos buttler by Mukesh Kumar It rained sixes in a single over. In the fifth over of the innings, Butler showed aggressive style and scored a total of 23 runs. During this, he hit big shots with excellent timing and power, which put the bowler under complete pressure and changed the course of the match.

600 sixes completed in T20 cricket

Jos Buttler hit 5 brilliant sixes during his innings and with this he completed his 600 sixes in T20 cricket. He has become the first non-Caribbean batsman to do so. Before him, only Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran could reach this position.

Most sixes in T20 cricket

Chris Gayle- 1056 sixes
Kieron Pollard- 981 sixes
Andre Russell- 784 sixes
Nicholas Pooran- 712 sixes
Jos Buttler- 600 sixes

Special record made in powerplay

Jos Buttler made another special achievement in this match. He has become the batsman to hit the most number of 5 sixes in the powerplay for Gujarat Titans. He broke the record of Wriddhiman Saha, who had hit 4 sixes in 2023. Apart from this, Butler has become the second non-opener in IPL history to hit 5 or more sixes in the powerplay. Before him, Suresh Raina had achieved this feat in 2014.

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Butler played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 27 balls, which included 3 fours and 5 sixes. His innings was ended by clean bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. Butler adopted an aggressive approach from the beginning. He hit a six off Mukesh Kumar in the third over, then hit a big shot against Akshar Patel in the next over. In the fifth over, he changed the course of the match by hitting three sixes on Mukesh Kumar.