Jos Buttler scripted history, surpassing Chris Gayle in the all-time T20 charts

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England’s Jos Buttler (ANI Photo) England wicketkeeper-spinner Jos Buttler etched his name further into the record books on Thursday when he overtook Chris Gayle to become second on the all-time T20 list during The Hundred 2026 match between Manchester Super Giants and London Spirit at Lord’s.The landmark came despite Buttler making just 16 off 11 balls, an innings that included one four and one six. Those runs were enough to move him past Gayle and underline a remarkable turnaround in fortunes after a difficult period over the past 18 months. Buttler now has 14,572 runs from 487 T20 innings at a strike rate of 146.74. His record includes 102 half-centuries and nine hundreds.Gayle, who held the T20 run-scoring record for years before being surpassed by Kieron Pollard earlier this year, has now slipped another place to third with 14,562 runs from 455 innings. The former West Indies opener ended his career with a strike rate of 144.75, scoring 88 fifties and 22 centuries. Most runs in T20 cricket:

  • Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – 14,803
  • Jos Buttler (England) – 14,572
  • Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 14,562
  • Alex Hales (England) – 14,449
  • David Warner (Australia) – 14,284
  • Virat Kohli (India) – 14,218

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard continues to lead the all-time list with 14,803 runs from 663 innings at a strike rate of 151.02, scoring 70 fifties and two centuries. Buttler is now just 231 runs away from claiming the top spot. The milestone marks another chapter in Buttler’s impressive return to form after enduring one of the toughest spells of his career. The England star had struggled badly in the previous year and a half as runs became increasingly difficult. His lean run extended to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, where he had a forgettable campaign, scoring just 87 runs in eight innings at an average of 10.67. However, Buttler rediscovered his touch in 2026. Representing Gujarat Titans in the IPL, he amassed 526 runs at a rate of 152.46, re-establishing himself as one of the most dangerous batsmen in the tournament. He carried that form into the international arena as he produced a stunning unbeaten 131 off just 64 balls in the final of the T20I series against India. The knock marks the highest individual score ever recorded against India in a men’s T20I. Buttler has also built an outstanding T20I career for England. In 160 matches, he has amassed 4,212 runs at a strike rate of 148.93 with 28 half-centuries and two centuries. He is currently third on the list of all-time T20I run-scorers behind Pakistan’s Babar Azam (4,596) and India’s Rohit Sharma (4,231). The 35-year-old is comfortably England’s leading run-scorer in T20 internationals and remains the only England batsman to have crossed both the 3,000 and 4,000-run mark in the format. Former captain Eoin Morgan is a distant second with 2,458 runs from 115 T20Is.