How Buttler became T20 cricket's run-scoring GOAT
Summary
Jos Buttler has become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket history by passing Kieron Pollard’s total of 14,803 runs. Buttler scored 51 runs from 20 balls in a recent match, bringing his career total to 14,833 runs in the shortest format of cricket.Key Facts
- Jos Buttler hit a six off Marco Jansen to break the T20 run-scoring record.
- He now has 14,833 runs in T20 cricket, the most ever scored in this format.
- Kieron Pollard previously held the record with 14,803 runs.
- Buttler has played 522 T20 matches and is England’s leading player with 160 caps.
- Alex Hales has the most T20 appearances for England at 528 matches.
- Buttler’s runs include 1,192 from the cricket competition called The Hundred, which counts toward T20 stats.
- He made his T20 debut in 2009 and England international debut two years later.
- His first T20 international century came in the 2021 T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka.
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