# Jos Buttler becomes T20 cricket’s highest run-scorer 2026-08-06T10:56:51+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Jos Buttler became the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket after hitting an unbeaten 51 off 20 balls for Manchester Super Giants against Welsh Fire in The Hundred. He now has 14,833 runs in 522 matches, passing Kieron Pollard’s 14,803 in 746 matches. Buttler has nine centuries and 105 fifties in the format. Chris Gayle is third with 14,562 runs in 463 matches. Buttler called the milestone a proud moment and backed India’s 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to eventually surpass him. Sooryavanshi has scored 151 runs in three T20Is against Zimbabwe and was Player of the Series in India’s 3-0 win. In the match, Welsh Fire made 155/4 before Manchester Super Giants won with nine wickets in hand. ## Coverage - zeenews.india.com - rediff.com Tags: Cricket, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, T20 records Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jos-buttler-reportedly-surpasses-kieron-pollards-t20-run-record/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jos-buttler-reportedly-surpasses-kieron-pollards-t20-run-record/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.