Jos Buttler Becomes Second England Batter to Reach 13,000 T20 Runs

Jos Buttler has become the seventh batter in history to score over 13,000 runs in T20 cricket. The England white-ball captain reached the milestone during a Vitality T20 Blast match for Lancashire against Yorkshire on July 17.

Buttler played a classy knock, scoring a fifty that included eight boundaries and three sixes. His effort helped Lancashire beat Yorkshire by 21 runs and stay on top of the T20 Blast 2025 table.

With this, Buttler now has 13,046 runs in T20s. He is only the second Englishman to cross the 13,000-run mark, after Alex Hales.

Here’s the full list of players with over 13,000 T20 runs:

• Chris Gayle – 14,562
• Kieron Pollard – 13,854
• Alex Hales – 13,814
• Shoaib Malik – 13,571
• Virat Kohli – 13,543
• David Warner – 13,395
• Jos Buttler – 13,046

Buttler is the only active T20I player currently in this elite group.

The year 2025 has been a productive one for Buttler. He already has nine fifty-plus scores in T20s across different leagues. In the ongoing T20 Blast, he has scored 230 runs in six innings at an average of 38.33 and a strike rate of 146.50.

Lancashire are flying high in the tournament, with 36 points from 13 matches. They’ve won nine games and lost four.