England’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scripted history by becoming the first-ever batsman to complete 15,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Meanwhile, Team India registered a comfortable victory by eight wickets against Japan in the Asian Games 2026 match at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. With this, the “Women in Blue” will take on Bangladesh in the semi-final on September 20.
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England seal series with a win in second T20I against Sri Lanka
wrapped up the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a game to go after securing a dominant six-wicket victory at Sophia Gardens.
Jos Buttler becomes first batsman to score 15,000 T20 runs
England’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler surpassed West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket, achieving this feat during England’s second T20I. He has done so in 528 matches at an average of 35.46 and a strike rate of 147.46. Buttler has amassed his T20 runs in different teams and competitions.
Buttler now has 15,000 runs in 528 matches at an average of 35.46, including nine centuries and 107 fifties.
Asian Games 2026: Shafali Verma and Shree Charani lead India Women into semifinals
secured a place in the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals following a comfortable eight-wicket victory against an inexperienced Japanese side.
Driven by Shree Charani’s bowling figures of 4/10 and Shafali Verma’s all-round performance, India dismissed Japan for just 57 runs before racing to the target in five overs. The victory sets up a semifinal encounter against Bangladesh on September 20.
BCCI AGM: Key attendees for the high-profile meeting in Mumbai
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Headquarters in Mumbai. Several bigwigs such as Sourav Ganguly, Venkatesh Prasad, and others attended the high-profile meeting in the maximum city.
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Abhishek Sharma’s historic record
During the third T20I match against Afghanistan, Team India’s explosive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma delivered a knock of 108 runs off just 34 deliveries. His knock was laced with nine boundaries and 11 maximums. With this, he became the fastest Indian batsman to score a century in T20Is.