Jose Butler continued his golden T20 legacy with a historic double during Gujarat Titans’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Supergiants in Lucknow on Sunday. The England wicketkeeper-batsman not only completed his 100th T2050 but also crossed the mark of 14000 runs in T20 cricket. Chris Gayle, David WarnerKieron Pollard and Alex Hales.14000 T20 innings423 C. Gale431 D. Warner468 J. Butler505 A. HalesPollard of 633 Buttler’s landmark innings of 60 came in a match where GT chased down 165 with eight balls to spare, aided by a dominant second-wicket stand with the skipper. Shabman Gul. The pair added 85 runs off just 58 balls, killing LSG’s attack after the opening wicket. With the 100th fifty, Butler also entered a historic club that only featured. Virat KohliDavid Warner and himself as the only batsmen to register 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket, underlines his remarkable consistency in leagues and international cricket. Buttler’s knock gained significance as he was given an early rest when Rishabh Pant dropped him off Digvesh Rathi in the eighth over. He made the most of the opportunity to build momentum in the middle overs before eventually falling to a slower ball from Mohammad Shami for 60, brilliantly caught by Aiden Markram at long-on. Gill’s 56 ensured stability at the other end as GT controlled the chase. Earlier, Prasad Krishna’s brilliant 4 for 24 had restricted LSG to 164 for 8, a comfortable finish. While Washington Sundar and Rahul Tiyotia finished the chase comfortably, the night belonged to Buttler’s rare milestones – 14,000 T20 runs and a place in the very exclusive 100-50 club with Kohli and Warner, marking another chapter in a brilliant T20.
