In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Sri Lanka, England's Phil Salt played a knock of 62 runs off just 40 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and two maximums

With this, he surpassed Jonny Bairstow to become England's fifth-highest run-scorer in the shortest format of the game

Currently, Salt has garnered 1710 runs in 57 T20I appearances for the "Three Lions". He also has four centuries and eight half-centuries in the format

Bairstow, who has slipped to the sixth position, has scored 1671 runs in 80 T20I matches. He also has 10 half-centuries registered under his name

Enjoying the top spot on the list is Jos Buttler. He has 4010 runs in 152 T20I matches for England. The right-handed batsman also has a ton and 28 half-centuries in the format