When age bowed before skill…this 41 year old Afghan star did a big feat in the T20 World Cup, took 4 wickets in the match against Canada

AFG vs CAN Mohammad Nabi Spell: In the T20 World Cup 2026, Afghanistan’s experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi proved that it is not age that speaks in cricket, but experience and skill. In the match played against Canada on Thursday at Chennai’s M Chidambaram Stadium, 41-year-old Nabi bowled such a lethal bowling, which registered his name in the pages of history.

Nabi spent just 7 runs in his four over spell and took 4 wickets and broke the back of Canada’s batting. On the basis of his brilliant bowling, Afghanistan restricted Canada to a score of 118 runs and won the match by a huge margin of 82 runs.

Nabi becomes the oldest player to take 4-wicket haul

Mohammad Nabi also made a historical record in his name with this performance. He has become the oldest player to take 4 wicket haul in ODI and T20 World Cup history.
Nabi achieved this feat at the age of 41 years and 49 days, which is the oldest 4-wicket haul ever in any ICC World Cup (ODI + T20).

The special thing is that this spell was the best bowling performance of Nabi’s T20 career, which proved his usefulness once again.

Among the top bowlers of Afghanistan

After this brilliant performance, Mohammad Nabi has reached third place in the list of best bowling figures for Afghanistan in ICC T20 World Cup history.

In this matter, he left behind his own Afghanistan star all-rounder Rashid Khan, who had achieved a similar feat against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup, in which Rashid had taken 4 wickets for 9 runs.

Now only Fazalhaq Farooqui and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman are ahead of Nabi, who have achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets each in the T20 World Cup.

Mohammad Nabi’s T20I career statistics

Mohammad Nabi has had a very impressive career in terms of bowling in T20 International cricket. He bowled in 138 innings of 152 matches and took 109 wickets in 2482 balls. His best bowling performance has been 7 wickets for 4 runs. Nabi’s bowling average is 27.77 and economy rate is 7.31, which shows that he is not only capable of taking wickets but also plays an important role in stopping runs. He has four four-wicket hauls to his name in T20I cricket, which makes him one of Afghanistan’s most reliable and experienced spin bowlers.

What was the condition of the match?

In this match, Afghanistan lost the toss and batted first and scored a huge score of 200 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Ibrahim Zadran batted brilliantly and scored 95 runs on 56 balls. His innings included 7 fours and 5 sixes.

The Canadian team, which came out to chase the target of 200 runs, looked under pressure from the very beginning. The Canadian batsmen looked completely helpless in front of the spin of Mohammad Nabi and the entire team could reach only 118 runs. Even though Zadran got the Player of the Match, Mohammad Nabi won the hearts of the fans.

victory of experience

This match made it clear how important experience is in big tournaments. This bowling of Mohammad Nabi not only became the foundation of Afghanistan’s victory, but also increased the team’s confidence for the upcoming matches.

Even at the age of 41, Nabi’s performance is an inspiration for the youth and gives the message that if there is passion and fitness, age is never a hindrance.