
Pollard broke the record while scoring a 56-ball hundred, which came in a losing cause for MI New York against Washington Freedom.
The 39-year-old is the only cricketer to have played more than 700 T20 matches, having featured in leagues across the globe for nearly two decades. Pollard has also taken 333 wickets and claimed 405 catches in the format.
Gayle, with 14,562 runs, had held the T20 batting record for over a decade.
Highest run-scorers in T20 cricket
Kieron Pollard: 14,582 runs (736 matches)
Chris Gayle: 14,562 runs (463 matches)
Alex Hales: 14,449 runs (528 matches)
Jos Buttler: 14,371 runs (510 matches)
David Warner: 14,284 runs (439 matches)
Virat Kohli: 14,218 runs (430 matches)
Published on Jun 21, 2026
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