Afghanistan's star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has claimed a new world record in T20 International cricket. He has now become the bowler with the most wickets in this format.
Sports News: Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan has achieved a new milestone in T20 cricket. He has now become the bowler with the most wickets in this format. He accomplished this historic feat in a match against UAE during a tri-series. Rashid took 3 wickets for 21 runs in his impressive four-over spell, making a significant contribution to Afghanistan's victory. Thanks to his formidable bowling, Afghanistan won the match by defeating the UAE by 38 runs.
Overtakes Tim Southee
In this match, Rashid Khan took 3 crucial wickets for 21 runs in his four overs. With this, he has completed a total of 165 wickets in T20 Internationals. Rashid achieved this milestone in just 98 matches. In this list, he has surpassed New Zealand's veteran fast bowler Tim Southee, who had 164 wickets in 126 matches. Rashid has now moved to the top of this format.
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 165 wickets (98 matches)
- Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 164 wickets (126 matches)
- Ish Sodhi (New Zealand) – 150 wickets (126 matches)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 149 wickets (129 matches)
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) – 142 wickets (113 matches)
Afghanistan Secures First Win in Tri-Series
In the match against the UAE, Afghanistan lost the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 188 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant innings of 63 runs off 40 balls (including 6 fours and 3 sixes), and Sediqullah Atal contributed a b 53 runs off 40 balls (including 4 fours and 2 sixes). Besides them, captain Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz also scored quickly.
Chasing the target, the UAE team could only manage 150 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs. For the team, Muhammad Waseem scored 67 runs off 37 balls and wicketkeeper Rahul Chopra played a knock of 52 runs off 35 balls. However, apart from them, no other batsman could reach double digits.
