2. Jos Butler (RR)

Since Jos Buttler was promoted to the opening slot, he showed the excellent consistency with the bat. The 27-year-old was the savior for Rajasthan Royals in this IPL season as he played the match-winner role with the bat. With an impressive average of 54.80 and the strike-rate of 155.24, Buttler scored a total of 548 runs in 13 innings. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit five half-centuries in this season while his best knock was 95* against Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur.