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Jos Buttler said he was motivated by “a few months of pretty unenjoyable cricket” and his mistakes behind the stumps as he led Gujarat Titans to an eight-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.<\/b><\/p>\n
Buttler, who gave up the England white-ball captaincy after their Champions Trophy exit, accelerated after a careful start to make 73 not out and expertly steer home a chase of 170 with 13 balls to spare.<\/p>\n
Batting at number three, he took only nine from his first 10 balls before a pull for four and two sixes, the first a top-edge over the wicketkeeper, got him going.<\/p>\n
He finished with five fours and six sixes in his 39-ball knock as he put on 75 with opener Sai Sudharsan and an unbroken 63 with Sherfane Rutherford.<\/p>\n
Buttler’s commanding innings came after he dropped RCB opener Phil Salt and missed a stumping chance to dismiss another England team-mate in Liam Livingstone, who top-scored with 54 in the hosts 169-8.<\/p>\n
“I was pretty embarrassed,” said Buttler, who made 54 and 39 in his previous two innings at this year’s IPL.<\/p>\n
“The only thing I can think of is I was trying to throw it [the catch] up a bit early [to celebrate]. I barely got a glove on it. It hit me in the chest.<\/p>\n
“Due to that embarrassment I was pretty determined to score some runs.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n