Jos Buttler: England’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has made history. Buttler has now become the leading run-scorer in T20 cricket. He broke the world record held by former West Indies legend Kieron Pollard. Buttler achieved this feat against Welsh Fire during The Hundred tournament being played in England.
Joe Butler created history in T20 cricket
Jos Buttler is captaining the Manchester Super Giants in “The Hundred,” a franchise of the IPL team Lucknow Super Giants. Buttler has been named captain after regular Manchester Super Giants captain Aiden Markram withdrew from “The Hundred” mid-season. Buttler has now become the world’s leading run-scorer in T20 cricket.
There’s a new king of T20 batting 👑
Jos Buttler surpasses Kieron Pollard’s 14,803 runs to become the leading run-scorer in T20 history ✨ pic.twitter.com/QlAYAFwKFU
— Cricinfo (@cricinfo) August 5, 2026
Jos Buttler becomes the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket
On August 5th, a match was played between Manchester Super Giants and Welsh Fire in The Hundred tournament. By scoring 22 runs in this match, Jos Buttler broke Kieron Pollard’s world record and became the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. He achieved this feat with a six. Jos Buttler has now scored 14,833 runs in 522 T20 matches. Kieron Pollard is second on this list, having scored 14,803 runs in 746 matches.
JOS BUTTLER ON BECOMING THE LEADING RUN GETTER IN T20s:
“Someone will surpass it one day & his name is probably Sooryavanshi”. (Sky Sports) pic.twitter.com/fczoltxhPp
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 5, 2026
Top 5 run-scorers
Former West Indies great batsman Chris Gayle is third on the list of highest run-scorers in T20 cricket, behind Jos Buttler and Kieron Pollard. Gayle has scored a total of 14,562 runs in 463 T20 matches. England’s Alex Hales is fourth on the list, having scored 14,449 runs in 528 matches. Australia’s legendary batsman David Warner is fifth on the list, having scored 14,284 runs in 439 T20 matches.
🚨 MOST RUNS IN T20 HISTORY:
Jos Buttler – 14833 runs.
Kieron Pollard – 14803 runs.
Chris Gayle – 14562 runs.
JOS BUTTLER AT THE TOP OF T20 CRICKET 😍 pic.twitter.com/YAu2ozn8xF
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 5, 2026
Manchester team won
Speaking of this match, Manchester Super Giants defeated Welsh Fire by 9 wickets. Batting first, Welsh Fire scored 155 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in their allotted 100 balls. In response, Manchester easily achieved the target by scoring 161 runs in just 69 balls. Tim Seifert, for Manchester, batted brilliantly, scoring 62 runs in 36 balls. Meanwhile, Butler played an explosive innings of 51 runs in just 20 balls, including 2 fours and 6 sixes. Both Seifert and Butler returned unbeaten, leading the team to victory.
– 16 v Spirit.
– 90 v Phoenix.
– 63* v Sunrisers.
– 55* v Rockets.
– 2 v MI London.
– 51* v Fire.
JOS BUTTLER IS BOSSING THE HUNDRED 2026.🥶#TheHundredpic.twitter.com/Zj7OwdfRdS
— Rana Ahmad. (@AhmadRana056) August 5, 2026