A three-match T20 series is being played between England and Sri Lanka before the T20 World Cup. The second match of the series was played on 1 February at the Pallekele International Stadium, where England won by 6 wickets under the DLS rule. With this win, the England team has taken an unbeaten lead of 2-0 in this series.
England's legendary wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler created a new history in this match. During the second T20 match against Sri Lanka, he achieved a feat that no England player could do before him.
The former left behind the veteran and came forward
This was the 402nd international match of his career for Jos Buttler and he has now become the most capped cricketer for England. Earlier, the record of playing most international matches for England was held by veteran fast bowler James Anderson.
He played 401 international matches and now Buttler has surpassed him in this regard. Along with this, let us tell you that he is the fourth batsman in the world who has scored the most runs in T20 Internationals.
When it comes to the most capped players for England, Joe Root is the third most capped player after Jos Buttler and James Anderson. He has played 384 international matches for England, while Eoin Morgan is fourth, who has played 356 matches for England. With 344 matches, former fast bowler Stuart Broad's name is at the fifth position.
How has your career been so far?
Talking about the career of 35-year-old Jos Buttler, he has played 57 Test matches so far. In addition, he has played 199 ODIs and 146 T20 Internationals for England. Buttler has so far scored 2,907 runs in Tests, 5,515 runs in ODIs and 3,925 runs in T20 Internationals. In international cricket, he now has a total of 12,308 runs in 402 matches.
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