Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Jos Buttler Moves To Second In T20I Run-Scoring
Jos Buttler is an England cricket player who scores many runs in short games.
He made 80 runs against Sri Lanka.
This increased his total in international T20 matches to 4,292 runs.
He passed India’s Rohit Sharma, who has 4,231 T20I runs.
That makes Buttler the second-highest T20I run-scorer.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam is still first with 4,596 runs.
Buttler also has 14,970 runs across all T20 matches.
He needs 30 more runs to reach 15,000 in this format.
Jos Buttler scored 80 from 44 balls against Sri Lanka in England’s first T20I on September 15, 2026.
The innings took Buttler’s T20I total to 4,292 runs in 161 matches.
Buttler surpassed Rohit Sharma, who finished with 4,231 runs in 159 T20Is.
Babar Azam leads the T20I run-scoring list with 4,596 runs in 145 matches.
Buttler has 14,970 runs in 527 T20 matches and needs 30 more to reach 15,000.
- Who
- England batter Jos Buttler, with comparisons to Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam.
- What
- Buttler became the second-highest run-scorer in men’s T20 internationals.
- When
- September 15, 2026, during England’s first T20I against Sri Lanka.
- Where
- In England’s first T20I against Sri Lanka; the article identifies the location as London, United Kingdom.
- Why
- His 80-run innings lifted his T20I career total to 4,292, surpassing Rohit Sharma’s 4,231.
- Buttler’s T20I runs
- 4,292
- Buttler’s T20I matches
- 161
- Rohit Sharma’s T20I runs
- 4,231 in 159 matches
- Current T20I run-scoring leader
- Babar Azam with 4,596 runs
- Buttler’s innings
- 80 runs from 44 balls
- Buttler’s overall T20 runs
- 14,970 in 527 matches
- Runs needed for 15,000
- 30 runs in his next two T20Is, according to the article