ENG vs SL 1st T20I: England's Jos Buttler achieves a new feat in shortest format
Updated On: 16 September, 2026 04:24 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
In the first T20I match against Sri Lanka, England's Jos Buttler achieved a new feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: X)

Jos Buttler (Pic: X/@ICC)

In the first T20I match against Sri Lanka, England emerged victorious by 119 runs at the The Ageas Bowl in Hampshire

During the match, England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler delivered a knock of 80 runs off just 44 deliveries. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and three maximums

With this, he surpassed Team India's veteran opening batsman Rohit Sharma to become the second-highest run-scorer in the shortest format of the game

Currently, Buttler has 4292 runs in 161 T20I matches for England. His best score in the format is 131 runs, and he also has 29 half-centuries and two tons

Topping the list is Pakistan's star batsman Babar Azam, who has 4596 runs to his name. So far, he has played 145 T20I matches for Pakistan and has a top score of 122 runs, with 39 half-centuries and three tons
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