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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