Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan is a big-match player and he proved this well in the last match of the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday. Rashid Khan took four wickets for only 23 runs in four overs in the important match against Bangladesh.
During this, Rashid Khan made a world record in his name. Afghanistan’s leg spinner has become the fastest bowler to take 150 wickets in T20 International cricket. Rashid Khan crossed the 150 wicket mark in the 92nd match of his T20 International career. He broke the record of New Zealand’s legendary fast bowler Tim Southee, who had taken 150 wickets in 118 matches.
Left behind Shakib Al Hasan
Apart from this, Rashid Khan also left behind Bangladesh’s experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan after completing 150 wickets. Rashid Khan has reached second place in terms of taking most wickets in T20 International cricket. The record of taking most wickets in T20 International cricket is still held in the name of Tim Southee. Shakib Al Hasan has slipped to third place with 149 wickets.
Most wickets in T20I
- 164 – Tim Southee (123 innings)
- 150 – Rashid Khan (92 innings)*
- 149 – Shakib Al Hasan (126 innings)
- 138 – Ish Sodhi (112 innings)
Bangladesh’s back broken
Let us tell you that Rashid Khan took the ball after the powerplay against Bangladesh and showed the way to the pavilion to Soumya Sarkar (10) in his very first over. Khan clean bowled Sarkar. In his next over, Rashid got Tauhid Huday (14) caught out by Zadran. In the third over of his spell, Rashid took two consecutive wickets in the last two balls. He made Mahmudullah (6) and Rishad Khan (0) his third and fourth victims.
created a stir even with the bat
Rashid Khan created a stir against Bangladesh not only with the ball but also with the bat. Afghanistan captain scored unbeaten 19 runs with the help of three sixes in 10 balls against Bangladesh. These three sixes made a huge difference. Afghanistan scored 115 runs after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Rashid Khan’s innings.
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