Leeds : England's star batsman Jos Buttler recently performed brilliantly for Lancashire against Yorkshire in the Vitality Blast 2025. The two teams faced each other at Headingley, Leeds on Thursday. Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat first. Phil Salt and Keaton Jennings opened the innings. Salt scored 42 runs, while Jennings was dismissed after scoring 7 runs. Carrying forward Salt's good start, Buttler came to bat and scored 77 runs in 46 balls.
Butler completed 13 thousand runs
Buttler not only led Lancashire to a score of 174 in the first innings but also completed 13,000 runs in T20 cricket. Buttler has become the second England player and 7th overall to do so. In 457 T20 matches, Buttler now has 13,046 runs at an average of 35.74. In the match between Lancashire and Yorkshire, Jordan Thompson, Jaffer Chauhan and Matt Milnes were the top wicket-takers for Yorkshire. They took two wickets each.
Butler's strong record
Butler has become the 7th batsman to do so. He did this feat in the 431st innings of his 457th match. Butler has scored 8 centuries and 93 half-centuries so far. Chris Gayle tops the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20. He has 14562 runs to his name. Kieron Pollard is at number two, who has scored 13854 runs. Alex Hales is at number three, who has 13814 runs. Shoaib Malik is at number four, who has scored 13571 runs. Virat Kohli is at number five, Kohli has scored 13543 runs in T20 cricket.
Batsmen who scored the most runs in T20 cricket:
- Chris Gayle: 14562 runs
- Kieron Pollard: 13854 runs
- Alex Hales: 13814 runs
- Shoaib Malik: 13571 runs
- Virat Kohli: 13543 runs
- David Warner: 13395 runs
- Jos Buttler: 13046 runs
Jos Buttler is considered to be the best player of T20 cricket. He has also performed brilliantly in many seasons in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Buttler was part of the Gujarat Titans team in IPL 2025. He scored 538 runs in 14 matches at an average of around 60.
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