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Jos Buttler becomes T20 cricket’s highest run-scorer
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that one record proves Buttler is the greatest T20 batter, or that Sooryavanshi is destined to replace him. Neither follows from the numbers. T20 records depend on match volume, league access and longevity, while a teenager’s early burst still needs years of fitness and form. Buttler’s total is the fact that matters today. Sooryavanshi’s claim will be tested by whether he can sustain his output across 500 matches, not three internationals.
Sources (2): zeenews.india.com, rediff.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
