Jos Buttler overtakes Rohit Sharma as eighth-highest T20 run-getter

Jos Buttler overtakes Rohit Sharma as the eighth-highest T20 run-getter, scoring a century in his 100th IPL match.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Jos Buttler on April 6 overtook Mumbai Indians (MI) and India star batter Rohit Sharma to become the eighth-highest run-getter in T20 cricket.

Buttler achieved this upward movement in charts during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Jaipur.

This was also his 100th IPL match. Buttler scored 100* in 58 balls, with nine fours and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 172.

Now in 407 T20 matches, Buttler has made 11,281 runs at an average of 34.71 and a strike rate of over 144, with seven centuries and 80 fifties, with the best score of 124. Rohit, who has slipped to ninth, has 11,225 runs in 429 matches at an average of 30.66 and a strike rate of almost 134, with seven centuries and 74 fifties.

His best score is 121*. The highest run-getter in T20 cricket is West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has made 14,562 runs at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 144.75. He has scored 22 centuries and 88 half-centuries, with the best score is 175*.

Buttler had a memorable 100th IPL match. This was Buttler's sixth IPL century, which came after a long period of struggle.

Before this century, Buttler had scored just 183 runs in his previous ten IPL innings, which included three ducks and a knock of 95 against Sunrisers Hyderabad last year. Now, he has tied with West Indies legend Chris Gayle for having second-most centuries in the IPL and is three more away from Virat's all-time record of eight IPL tons.