Spinners who have dismissed Jos Buttler most times in T20s
What's the story
Jos Buttler fell prey to left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj in a crucial ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8, Group 2 clash between England and South Africa in St Lucia.
Chasing a score of 164, Buttler failed to get going, scoring a labored 17 from 20 balls.
Maharaj dismissed Buttler for the 4th time in T20s. Here are the most successful spinners against Buttler.
#1
Moeen Ali - 5 dismissals
As per ESPNcricinfo, Buttler's England team-mate Moeen Ali has dismissed the former most times among spinners in T20 cricket.
Moeen has got the celebrated T20 batter on five occasions across 10 innings.
Buttler has scored 74 runs from 51 balls off Moeen (SR: 145.09). He averages 14.80.
Buttler has dispatched Moeen for five fours and five sixes. Moeen has bowled 20 dot balls.
#2
Rashid Khan - 5 dismissals
Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has dimissed Buttler five times as well.
Across 12 innings, Rashid has bowled 32 dot balls to Buttler, who has failed to hit a single six.
The Englishman has scored 50 runs from 75 balls, averaging 10. Buttler has hit Rashid for just one four.
Notably, Buttler owns 11,736 T20 runs at 34.82. Rashid has claimed 583 wickets.
#3
Keshav Maharaj - 4 dismissals
Buttler has really struggled against the left-arm spin of Maharaj. Across six innings, the England captain has been dismissed four times by the Proteas spinner.
Buttler has smashed 46 runs from 39 balls (SR: 117.94). He averages 11.50. Buttler has smoked Maharaj for four fours and a six.
SA spinner Maharaj has dismissed Buttler two times in T20Is. The latter averages 15 (SR: 136-plus).
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These spinners follow suit with three dismissals each
The likes of Imran Tahir, Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine have dismissed Buttler thrice. Buttler managed 96 runs from 80 balls against Tahir. He owns 87 runs off 63 balls against Kuldeep. Meanwhile, Narine has conceded 94 runs from 86 balls.