Jos Buttler creates history, joins elite company in T20 cricket | Cricket News
Jos Buttler achieved a significant milestone by completing 13,000 runs in T20 cricket during Lancashire’s Vitality Blast match against Yorkshire at Leeds on Thursday. The England wicketkeeper-batter became the seventh player to reach this landmark, scoring 77 runs off 46 balls with eight fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 167.39.Buttler’s T20 career statistics now stand at 13,046 runs in 431 innings across 457 matches, averaging 35.74 with eight centuries and 93 fifties. His highest score remains 124.The elite list of players who have crossed the 13,000-run mark includes Chris Gayle (14,562 runs), Kieron Pollard (13,854 runs), Alex Hales (13,814 runs), Shoaib Malik (13,571 runs), Virat Kohli (13,543 runs), and David Warner (13,395 runs).In T20 internationals, Buttler leads England’s run-scoring charts with 3,700 runs in 137 matches at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of 147.05, including one century and 27 fifties. He captained England to victory in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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His Indian Premier League career has been equally impressive, accumulating 4,120 runs in 121 matches at an average of 40.00 and a strike rate exceeding 149. He has scored seven centuries and 24 fifties in the IPL, winning the title with Mumbai Indians while also representing Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans.In the Vitality Blast tournament, Buttler has amassed 2,669 runs in 113 matches at an average of 32.54 and a strike rate over 149, including 21 fifties with a highest score of 83.His T20 career spans across various leagues including the IPL, SA20, The Hundred, and Big Bash League, establishing him as one of the format’s most accomplished batsmen.
