# Jos Buttler becomes T20 cricket’s leading run-scorer, passing Kieron Pollard 2026-08-05T23:11:56+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk NDTV Sports reported that Manchester Super Giants captain Jos Buttler became the leading run-scorer in T20 cricket history on Wednesday, overtaking former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard during the Super Giants' Hundred fixture against Welsh Fire at Old Trafford. Buttler struck an unbeaten 51 off 20 balls as the Super Giants chased down a target of 156 with nine wickets and 31 balls remaining, taking his career total to 14,833 runs in 491 T20 innings against Pollard's 14,803, with Chris Gayle third on 14,562. The match was Buttler's first as stand-in captain after regular skipper Aiden Markram returned to South Africa for personal reasons and will sit out the rest of the tournament, the Super Giants have signed Michael Bracewell as his replacement. NDTV Sports also reported that Buttler has scored 277 runs in six matches this season at an average of 92.3. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The figures carry the story: Buttler's 14,833 runs in 491 T20 innings against Pollard's 14,803, a margin of 30, with Gayle third on 14,562. The captaincy is a separate thread, Buttler leading for the first time because Markram went home to South Africa for personal reasons and will miss the rest of the tournament. Buttler's next Hundred innings for the Super Giants is where that 30-run margin moves, with Michael Bracewell arriving as Markram's replacement. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com Tags: Jos Buttler, The Hundred Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jos-buttler-breaks-massive-t20-world-record-with-blistering-knock-in-the-hundred/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jos-buttler-breaks-massive-t20-world-record-with-blistering-knock-in-the-hundred/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.