Jos Buttler has done it again. On Thursday, the England wicketkeeper-batter jumped past West Indies great Chris Gayle to grab the second spot on the all-time list of T20 run-scorers. He made this happen while playing for Manchester Super Giants against London Spirit at Lord’s during The Hundred 2026.
What makes this moment special is that Buttler did not even need a big score to make history. He scored just 16 runs off 11 balls, hitting one four and one six, but that small innings was enough to push him past Gayle on the list. This shows how many runs Buttler has piled up over his long career, since even a short knock added to his massive total was enough for the record.
Buttler now stands at 14,572 runs from 487 T20 innings, and his strike rate reads 146.74, which is very high for someone who has played this many matches. Along the way, he has struck 102 half-centuries and nine hundreds in T20 cricket. These numbers place him among the most consistent hitters the format has ever seen.
Where Gayle Now Stands
Chris Gayle, who once sat on top of this very list for many years, has now slipped to third place. He had already been overtaken by Kieron Pollard earlier this year, and now Buttler has pushed him one spot further down. Gayle finished his playing days with 14,562 runs from 455 innings and a strike rate of 144.75, along with 88 fifties and 22 centuries. Gayle was known for his big hitting, and his name remains a huge part of T20 history even though younger players are now passing his numbers.
The Full List of Top Run-Scorers in T20 Cricket
Here is how the top six batters look right now on the all-time T20 run list:
| Rank | Player | Country | Runs |
| 1 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 14,803 |
| 2 | Jos Buttler | England | 14,572 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 14,562 |
| 4 | Alex Hales | England | 14,449 |
| 5 | David Warner | Australia | 14,284 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | India | 14,218 |
Kieron Pollard sits at the very top with 14,803 runs from 663 innings, and his strike rate of 151.02 is the best among the top names on this list. He also has 70 fifties and two centuries to his name in T20 cricket. Buttler is now only 231 runs behind Pollard, so the gap between first and second place is getting smaller with every match he plays.
Buttler’s Tough Time Before This Turnaround
This record did not come easy. Before this good run, Buttler had a hard 18 months where scoring runs was tough for him. His struggles even carried into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, where he had a poor tournament, managing only 87 runs in eight innings at an average of just 10.67. For a player of his level, that was one of the toughest stretches of his career.
But 2026 turned things around for him in a big way. Playing for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, Buttler scored 526 runs at a strike rate of 152.46, showing that his old power and timing were back. During the season, he also became the first England player to hit 600 T20 sixes, and he reached his 100th career T20 fifty during a match against Lucknow Super Giants.
He carried this good form into international cricket too. Against India, he played a stunning innings of 131 runs not out off just 64 balls in the final T20I of the series. This knock is now the highest individual score ever made against India in a men’s T20I match, which shows just how well he was hitting the ball at the time.
Buttler’s Strong T20I Career for England
Buttler has also built a great record for England in T20 internationals. Across 160 matches, he has scored 4,212 runs at a strike rate of 148.93, with 28 fifties and two hundreds. This puts him third on the all-time list of men’s T20I run-scorers, only behind Pakistan’s Babar Azam with 4,596 runs and India’s Rohit Sharma with 4,231 runs.
Buttler is comfortably England’s top run-scorer in T20 internationals, and he remains the only English batter to pass both the 3,000-run and 4,000-run marks in this format. Former England captain Eoin Morgan is a distant second for England with 2,458 runs from 115 T20Is, showing just how far ahead Buttler is compared to other English players.
If you want to see where Buttler and other top names stand, it is worth taking a look at the top run-scorers in T20Is, since the list features some of the biggest names in world cricket like Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. Buttler’s climb up both the T20 and T20I run charts shows how he has managed to bounce back strongly after a rough patch, and his numbers keep growing with each match he plays.
The post Jos Buttler Moves Past Chris Gayle on All-Time T20 Runs List appeared first on Sportzcraazy.
from Cricket News & Updates | Today Cricket Rankings | Latest Match Schedule https://ift.tt/J3nMO9y
via IFTTT
0 Comments