Jos Buttler becomes second-highest T20I run-scorer against Sri Lanka
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 16, 2026, 9:39 AM
Last updated Sep 16, 2026
Jos Buttler achieved a career milestone by becoming the second-highest run-scorer in men's T20I cricket during the first T20I match against Sri Lanka in Southampton on September 16, 2026. He scored 80 runs off 44 balls, surpassing Rohit Sharma's previous record of 4,231 runs. England's innings totalled 254/4, aided by Harry Brook's unbeaten century of 114 runs off 49 balls. Sri Lanka struggled in response, bowled out for 135 in 19 overs, marking England's 13th consecutive victory over Sri Lanka in T20Is. The win gives England a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
- •Buttler now has 4,292 T20I runs from 161 matches.
- •Harry Brook scored an unbeaten 114, named Player of the Match.
- •England leads the three-match series 1-0.
- •Sri Lanka managed only 135 runs in reply to England's 254.
- •This marks England's 13th consecutive T20I win against Sri Lanka.
- 9:39 AMYahoo Sports — Jos Buttler breaks Rohit Sharma's record, becomes second-highest T20I run-scorer
"Jos Buttler has now become the second-highest run-scorer in men's T20I cricket. He achieved this milestone during England's victory against Sri Lanka. Buttler scored eighty runs off forty-four balls in the match. Harry Brook also contributed significantly with an unbeaten century. England secured a dominant win in the first T20I.
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