New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- England batter Jos Buttler surpassed West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the leading run-getter in T20 history. Buttler climbed the summit of T20 cricket during his side Manchester Super Giants (MSG) match against Welsh Fire in the Men's Hundred, scoring a quickfire 51 not out in 20 balls, with two fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 250.00.

In 522 T20s, Buttler has scored 14,833 runs with nine centuries and 105 fifties, outdoing Pollard (14,803 runs in 746 matches with two centuries) and a long-time record holding West Indies titan Chris Gayle (14562 runs in 463 matches with 22 centuries and 88 fifties).

Gayle is followed by England's Alex Hales (14449) and Australian David Warner (14284). Buttler's T20...