Buttler bags 60 lakh rupees from IPL sextuple   

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Although Rajasthan Royals lost by seven wickets against debutant Gujarat Titans in the final of the latest edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, they did have something to cheer about in the end as their opener Jos Buttler, who finished as the leading run-scorer, took home almost every individual honour, which included handsome cash prize.

Buttler, who finished the season with 863 runs, bagged six individual prizes and a total cash of sixty lakhs. 

Buttler smashed a total of 45 sixes during the course of the tournament, which was the most by any player. He was rewarded 10,00,000 rupees for this incredible feat. In terms of fours, Buttler knocked 83 boundaries, which again was the highest by any individual, and was awarded another 10,00,000 rupee for this feat. 

Apart from smashing the most number of sixes and fours, Buttler was awarded another 10,00,000 rupee for being the gamechanger of the season. He was given another 10,00,000 rupee for being the power player of the season. 

He received another 10,00,000 rupee for winning the Orange Cap and another 10,00,000 rupee for being the most valuable player of the season.

Gujarat Titans speedster Lockie Ferguson bowled a delivery clocking 157.3 kmph on the speedometer in the finale. This was the fastest delivery of the season, which helped him win 10,00,000 rupee.

Umran Malik was awarded the emerging player of the season, which saw the 22-year-old win 10,00,000 rupee. 

Yuzvendra Chahal, who emerged as the leading wicket-taker of the season, won 10,00,000 rupee. 

Evin Lewis' catch that eliminated Kolkata Knight Riders from the play-offs race was picked as the best catch of the season. He received a cash prize of 10,00,000 rupee.

In terms of teams, Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals were handed a hefty amount of 12.5 crore rupee for finishing as the runners-up. Meanwhile, champion Gujarat got 20 crore rupee.

Hardik Pandya was awarded the punch striker of the season, for which he won the Tata Punch car, which was put on display throughout the season.