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2 clusters · 14 sources · 13 days · First seen 13 days ago · Last updated about 17 hours ago

Categories: SPORTS

Jos Buttler becomes all-time T20 run leader

Entities: Welsh Fire · Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Jos Buttler · Manchester Super Giants · The Hundred

Overview

In late July 2026 England’s Jos Buttler moved past West Indies great Chris Gayle to become the second‑highest run‑scorer in men’s T20 cricket, trailing Kieron Pollard by 231 runs. A week later, on 5 August 2026, while playing for the Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred, Buttler hit an unbeaten 51 from 20 balls (two fours, six sixes) to chase down 156 in 69 deliveries, securing a nine‑wicket win over Welsh Fire. The innings lifted his career total to 14,833 runs from 522 matches, overtaking Pollard’s 14,803 and making Buttler the all‑time leading run‑getter in the format. After the milestone, he highlighted 15‑year‑old Indian prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a future challenger, noting that Sooryavanshi has already amassed 776 IPL runs at an average of 48 and a strike‑rate of 237, plus 151 runs in three T20‑I matches against Zimbabwe, earning the series Player of the Series award.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

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

Timeline

about 17 hours ago

[SPORTS] 14 sources
Jos Buttler Becomes All-Time Leading T20 Run‑Scorer
Jos Buttler broke Kieron Pollard’s T20 run record, reaching 14,833 runs in 522 matches, and predicted 15‑year‑old Indian Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could soon surpass it.
13 days ago

[SPORTS] 7 sources
England's Jos Buttler Becomes Second-Highest Run-Scorer in T20 Cricket
Jos Buttler’s 16‑run knock for Manchester Super Giants at Lord’s lifted his T20 total to 14,572, overtaking Chris Gayle for second place on the all‑time list, 231 runs behind Kieron Pollard.

Sources

acvila30.ro · cricinformer.com · english.mathrubhumi.com · gulfnews.com · indias.news · latestly.com · news.abplive.com · News18.com · news9live.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · newsbytesapp.com · newsx.com · timesnowhindi.com · tokasot.com

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