Jos Buttler Surpasses Rohit Sharma In T20I Runs, Closes In On Babar Azam's Record

Jos Buttler reached the milestone during the first T20I against Sri Lanka. SOUTHAMPTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Sep, 2026) England's former captain Jos Buttler reached a significant milestone in T20I cricket on Tuesday during the opening match of the series against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl. Buttler played a brilliant and aggressive innings of 80 runs off 44 balls, including eight fours and three sixes, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in T20I cricket. The right-handed batter surpassed former India captain Rohit Sharma, who scored 4,231 runs in 159 matches, including 32 half-centuries and five centuries. Jos Buttler has now scored 4,292 runs in 161 T20I matches, including 29 half-centuries and two centuries. He is now 304 runs short of overtaking former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who currently leads the list with 4,596 runs in 145 matches, including 39 half-centuries and three centuries, at a strike rate of 128.02. Most T20I runs: Babar Azam (Pakistan) — 4,596 runs Jos Buttler (England) — 4,292 runs Rohit Sharma (India) — 4,231 runs Virat Kohli (India) — 4,188 runs Paul Stirling (Ireland) — 3,895 runs