England skipper Jos Buttler went past the mark of 600 runs against India in T20Is, overtaking a West Indian star to record the highest run tally by a single batter against the current world champions.

England skipper Jos Buttler went past the mark of 600 runs against India in T20Is, overtaking a West Indian star to record the highest run tally by a single batter against the current world champions.

In the second match of the India vs England T20I series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, England were looking to hit back after losing the first game in Kolkata by eight wickets. The visitors were put in to bat after Suryakumar Yadav won the toss, and Buttler came to the crease after the fall of Phil Salt's wicket in the very first over.

Taking the attack to India in the powerplay, the England captain made his way to 45 off 30 balls, following on from his 68 in the first T20I, before he was dismissed by Axar Patel.

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Buttler's effort helped England post 165-6, which proved insufficient in the end as Tilak Varma's unbeaten half-century saw India over the line.

Most men's T20I runs vs India: Whose record did Jos Buttler break?

During the course of his innings, Buttler went past the mark of 600 T20I runs against India, the most by any batter against them in this format. His tally currently stands at 611 runs, overtaking West Indian star Nicholas Pooran who has 592 runs, in four fewer matches than Buttler.

The only other players to score over 500 runs against India are Glenn Maxwell (574), David Miller (524) and Aaron Finch (500).

Most men's T20I runs against India

Player Team Matches Runs Average Strike Rate
Jos Buttler England 24 611 35.9 146.9
Nicholas Pooran West Indies 20 592 32.9 135.2
Glenn Maxwell Australia 22 574 31.9 152.3
David Miller South Africa 25 524 34.9 147.2
Aaron Finch Australia 18 500 27.8 140.1
Matthew Wade Australia 17 488 54.2 156.9
Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka 24 430 26.9 140.5
Colin Munro New Zealand 12 426 38.7 149.0
Kane Williamson New Zealand 13 419 34.9 130.1
Shimron Hetmyer West Indies 19 395 23.2 131.2
Martin Guptill New Zealand 16 380 23.8 131.0
Rovman Powell West Indies 18 374 28.8 140.6
Jason Roy England 15 356 23.7 131.9
Quinton de Kock South Africa 11 351 43.9 138.7

Most men's T20I runs against a single opponent

Buttler also became the 13th man to score 600 T20I runs against a single opponent. Only Virat Kohli (794 v Australia) and Babar Azam (880 v New Zealand) have managed to score over 700 runs against one team.

Player Team Opponent Matches Runs Average Strike Rate
Babar Azam Pakistan New Zealand 26 880 41.9 131.9
Virat Kohli India Australia 23 794 49.6 142.5
Rohit Sharma India West Indies 22 693 38.5 142.9
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan New Zealand 22 689 43.1 126.2
Paul Stirling Ireland Afghanistan 25 667 26.7 137.2
Kane Williamson New Zealand Pakistan 21 667 39.2 119.3
David Warner Australia West Indies 15 662 47.3 160.7
Babar Azam Pakistan England 18 660 47.1 141.0
David Warner Australia Sri Lanka 17 653 54.4 140.1
Virat Kohli India England 21 648 38.1 135.0
Phil Salt England West Indies 14 640 64.0 180.8
Aaron Finch Australia England 16 619 47.6 160.8
Jos Buttler England India 24 611 35.9 146.9

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