Jos Buttler Becomes All-Time Leading T20 Run‑Scorer

Jos Buttler T20 run record Kieron Pollard Manchester Super Giants Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

England wicket‑keeper‑batter Jos Buttler overtook West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the highest run‑scorer in men’s T20 cricket. During Manchester Super Giants’ match against Welsh Fire in The Hundred on 5 August 2026, Buttler hit an unbeaten 51 from 20 balls (two fours, six sixes) to push his career total to 14,833 runs in 522 T20 matches, surpassing Pollard’s 14,803 runs. Manchester posted 161/2 in 69 balls, winning by nine wickets.

After reaching the milestone, Buttler said the record would not last forever and singled out 15‑year‑old Indian prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a likely future record‑breaker. Sooryavanshi has already amassed 776 runs in the 2026 IPL (16 matches, average 48, strike‑rate 237) and scored 151 runs in three T20‑I matches against Zimbabwe, earning the series Player of the Series award.

Entities: Jos Buttler · Kieron Pollard · Manchester Super Giants · Men's Hundred · The Hundred · Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Welsh Fire

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[● 5 SOURCES] Buttler scored an unbeaten 51 runs off 20 balls (2 fours, 6 sixes) against Welsh Fire. (multiple articles)
[● 6 SOURCES] Jos Buttler surpassed Kieron Pollard to become the all‑time leading run‑scorer in T20 cricket. (multiple articles)
[● 3 SOURCES] Buttler said Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could break his T20 run record in the future. (multiple articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Kieron Pollard's previous T20 run record was 14,803 runs in 746 matches. (multiple articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] The match was part of The Hundred tournament, Manchester Super Giants vs Welsh Fire on 5 August 2026. (multiple articles)
[● 5 SOURCES] Buttler achieved the record in 522 T20 matches. (multiple articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Welsh Fire posted 155/4; Manchester Super Giants chased the target in 69 balls, winning by nine wickets. (multiple articles)
[● 5 SOURCES] Buttler's total T20 runs after the match are 14,833. (multiple articles)
[● 3 SOURCES] Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in the 2026 IPL (16 matches, average 48, strike‑rate 237). (multiple articles)
[● 2 SOURCES] Sooryavanshi scored 151 runs in three T20I matches against Zimbabwe, earning Player of the Series. (multiple articles)