Jos Buttler opened the innings for England in the fifth T20I against India on Saturday (July 11) and scored 131 runs. During his stay at the crease at The Rose Bowl in Southampton, he faced 64 balls and hammered 12 fours and eight sixes. The knock of 131 runs by Buttler in the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing series helped him extend his tally to 4212 runs in T20Is.
He is now third on the list of batters with the most runs in T20Is.
During his 131-run knock in the fifth T20I against India, he went past Virat Kohli’s tally of T20I runs. Kohli played 125 T20I matches for India from 2010 to 2024 and scored 4188 runs. On the other hand, Buttler is playing his 160th T20I on July 11, 2026.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam tops the list of players with the most
runs in T20Is. The right-handed batter from Lahore has 4596 runs to his name in 145 matches played so far. He is followed by India’s Rohit Sharma. Rohit played 159 T20Is for India from 2007 to 2024 and scored 4231 runs in 151 innings.
Players with most runs in T20Is
| Player | COUNTRY | TIME SPAN | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 2016-2026 | 145 | 4596 | 122 | 38.94 | 128.02 | 3 | 39 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 2007-2024 | 159 | 4231 | 121* | 32.05 | 140.89 | 5 | 32 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 2011-2026 | 160* | 4212* | 131 | 33.96 | 148.93 | 2 | 28 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2010-2024 | 125 | 4188 | 122* | 48.69 | 137.04 | 1 | 38 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 2009-2026 | 163 | 3895 | 115* | 26.31 | 134.35 | 1 | 24 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 2009-2022 | 122 | 3531 | 105 | 31.81 | 135.7 | 2 | 20 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 2015-2024 | 106 | 3414 | 104* | 47.41 | 125.37 | 1 | 30 |
| Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 2021-2026 | 99 | 3371 | 112 | 36.24 | 150.96 | 3 | 26 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 2019-2026 | 122 | 3370 | 116* | 36.23 | 127.69 | 1 | 23 |
| David Warner | Australia | 2009-2024 | 110 | 3277 | 100* | 33.43 | 142.47 | 1 | 28 |
In the fifth T20I against India, Buttler added 233 runs from just 102 balls for the second wicket with England captain Harry Brook (95 off 45 balls) to help the hosts post 257/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
The knock of 131 by Buttler also helped him break the record for the highest individual score against India in T20I cricket.
Before Buttler’s innings, the record for the highest individual score against India in a T20I belonged to West Indies batter Evin Lewis.
Lewis opened the innings for the Men in Maroon against India in Kingston on July 9, 2017, and played an unbeaten knock of 125 runs from 62 balls. During that innings, the left-handed batter smashed six sixes and 12 fours for the hosts.
If England manage to get the better of India in the fifth T20I, they will clinch the series 4-0 and also move to the No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings.
