Jos Buttler overtakes Chris Gayle, closes in on Kieron Pollard's most T20 runs tally. Buttler scored just two runs off three balls in his last appearance in The Hundred. Complete top-10 all-time T20 run-scorers list detailed with full career figures. England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler keeps moving up the ranks of T20 cricket's most prolific run-scorers, having recently gone past West Indies great Chris Gayle and now sitting just 21 runs shy of current leader Kieron Pollard. In his most recent T20 innings for Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred 2026 on Sunday, Buttler batted at number five and scored only 2 runs from 3 deliveries against MI London. His overall tally across T20 cricket now sits at 14,782 runs from 491 matches, spanning 521 innings with 73 not-outs since his career began in 2009.

His numbers include a highest score of 131, nine centuries, 105 hal… Across his four innings this season, he has accumulated 226 runs at an average of over 75. MORE: Cricket's 10 biggest cheating scandals of all time MORE: 2027 ODI World Cup venues confirmed: Full list of 12 stadiums in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia What stands out most about Buttler's charge up this list isn't just the volume of runs but the manner in which he's compiled them. Unlike some names on this chart who built their tallies largely through sheer longevity, Buttler has managed to combine a high strike rate with real substance. Nine centuries and 105 fifties reflect a batter who converts starts into something bigger far more often than most of his peers on this list. His current strike rate of close to 150 in The Hundred this season is a reminder that even as he approaches the top of the a…