England opener Jos Buttler became the first batter to reach a historic milestone in the second T20I against Sri Lanka on September 17. The 36-year-old scored a brisk 30 off 16 deliveries and, in the process, reached 15,000 T20 runs.
Buttler overtook former West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who previously held the record for leading T20 run-scorer with 14,999. The former England captain achieved the feat in his 528th T20 game, averaging over 35 at a strike rate of 147.46.
Buttler overtook another Mumbai Indians (MI) legend, Rohit Sharma, in the series opener to become the second-leading T20I run-scorer. The veteran England opener has an incredible nine T20 centuries, including two in T20Is.
One of the most accomplished short-format batters, Buttler also led England to the title in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
The champion batter trails only Pakistan batter Babar Azam for T20I run-scoring. Babar is on 4,596 runs, 274 ahead of Buttler.
After a slow start to the 2026 season, where he went 14 innings without a T20I half-century, Jos Buttler has picked up steam. The seasoned batter has amassed 241 runs in his last three T20Is at an average of over 80 and a strike rate of 194.30.
Jos Buttler’s explosive start helps England seal the T20I series against Sri Lanka
Jos Buttler produced an explosive knock to help England pull off another comfortable win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I. After the home side’s bowlers delivered the goods once again, England were left to chase a sub-par 146.
Buttler instantly crushed Lankan hopes with an array of boundaries, propelling England to 50 inside five overs. The hosts eventually completed the run-chase in 12.1 overs with six wickets in hand to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
It was England’s sixth consecutive T20I victory, following their 4-0 series win over India in July.
They will look to complete a clean sweep of the hapless Sri Lankan unit with a win in the series finale in Manchester on September 19.
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Edited by Venkatesh Ravichandran
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