Jos Buttler reaches major IPL milestone, joins Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers in elite club

England star and Gujarat Titans batter Jos Buttler made history with another outstanding display in the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025.

New Delhi: England star and Gujarat Titans batter Jos Buttler made history with another outstanding display in the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025. The 2022 champions faced Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 51 of the tournament at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The match kicked off with Gujarat Titans batting first after losing the toss. The team got off to a strong start in the opening innings, thanks to a stellar performance from openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. Gill scored 76 runs, while Sudharsan contributed 48 runs.

Following their powerful start, it was Jos Buttler who took charge and guided GT to a commanding total. The English batter looked in superb form once again. During his knock, Buttler surpassed 4000 IPL runs, becoming the third-fastest player in history to reach the milestone based on balls faced.

He now ranks third in the list of fastest players to score 4000 IPL runs, trailing only Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, and ahead of India’s Suryakumar Yadav.

Buttler’s innings of 64 runs off 37 balls was instrumental in helping Gujarat cross the 200-run mark in their first innings. Prior to the match, he needed just 12 runs to hit the 4000-run milestone, which he achieved with a well-crafted knock.

Thanks to strong contributions from Sudharsan, Gill, Buttler, and a late surge by Washington Sundar, GT posted a total of 224 runs in their innings. However, SRH’s Jaydev Unadkat claimed three wickets in the final over, helping restrict GT’s total.

Fastest to 4,000 runs (by balls faced)

• 2,658 balls – Chris Gayle
• 2,658 balls – AB de Villiers
• 2,677 balls – Jos Buttler
• 2,714 balls- Suryakumar Yadav