3 Players Best bowling figures on their birthday in ODI: Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan celebrated his 26th birthday on Friday, 20 September. On the occasion of his birthday, Rashid did a feat which no one had been able to do in the history of ODI cricket for the last 53 years. In fact, in the second ODI match between Afghanistan and South Africa, Rashid achieved a 5-wicket haul with dangerous bowling. He has become the first player to take a 5-wicket haul in ODI on his birthday.
With this, Rashid has reached the top of the list of bowlers who performed best in ODIs on their birthdays. In this article, we will mention those 3 bowlers who have performed best on their birthdays.
These 3 bowlers have performed the best in ODIs on their birthdays
3. Stuart Broad
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad is at the third place in this list. Broad celebrated his 24th birthday on 24 June 2010. On the same day, he played an ODI match against Australia in Cardiff, in which his performance was amazing. In the match, Australia batted first and scored 239/7 after playing the full overs. Broad was the most successful bowler from England, he took 4 wickets for 44 runs. The English team won this match by 4 wickets.
2. Vernon Philander
South African player Vernon Philander celebrated his 22nd birthday on 24 June 2007. On the same day, an ODI match was played between South Africa and Ireland in Belfast, Philander was also a part of the Proteas playing 11. In the match, South Africa batted first and scored 173/4 in the stipulated 31 overs. In the reply, Ireland was all out for 131 runs in the 31st over. Philander bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 12 runs in 5.5 overs.
1. Rashid Khan
Five wicket haul by the birthday boy – Rashid Khan. pic.twitter.com/tcOrPHkkrs
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 20, 2024
Rashid Khan celebrated his 26th birthday on 20 September 2024. On this day, Afghanistan defeated South Africa by 177 runs in an ODI match. Rashid Khan played an important role in this victory. He gave only 19 runs in his 9 overs spell and took the wickets of 5 batsmen.
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