Lucknow: Jos Buttler of Gujarat Titans (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) Jos Buttler continued his golden T20 legacy with a sensational double during Gujarat Titans’ win over Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Sunday. The England wicketkeeper-batsman not only brought up his 100th T20 fifty but also crossed the 14,000-run mark in T20 cricket, joining an elite group that included Chris Gayle, David Warner, Kieron Pollard and Alex Hales.Innings to 14,000 T20 runs423 C Gayle431 D Warner468 J Buttler505 A Hales633 K PollardButtler’s innings milestone of 60 came in a match where GT were chasing 165 with eight balls to spare, powered by a dominant second-wicket stand with skipper Shubman Gill. The pair added 85 runs off just 58 deliveries, dismantling the LSG attack after an early wicket.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal reveals the mood in the RR dressing room after their third straight win With the 100th fifty, Buttler also joined the historic club with only Virat Kohli, David Warner and himself as the only batsmen to register 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket, underscoring his remarkable consistency across leagues and international cricket.Buttler’s knock added significance as he was given an early reprieve when Rishabh Pant dropped him off Digvesh Rathi in the eighth over. He made the most of the chance, accelerating through the middle overs before eventually falling for 60 to a slower delivery from Mohammed Shami, cleverly caught at long-on by Aiden Markram.Gill’s composed 56 provided stability at the other end as GT took control of the chase. Earlier, Prasidh Krishna’s brilliant 4 for 24 restricted LSG to 164 for 8 to ensure a comfortable finish.While Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia ended the chase calmly, the night belonged to Buttler’s rare milestones – 14,000 T20 runs and a place in the ultra-exclusive 100-fifties club alongside Kohli and Warner, marking another chapter in a stellar T20 career.
