Rashid Khan became the king of T20 format, created history, made such a record which is difficult for everyone to break.

Rashid Khan Record: Rashid Khan has created a new history in T20 cricket. Afghanistan’s legendary leg spinner and captain made a world record by completing 700 wickets in the T20 format. He has become the first bowler in the world to take 700 wickets in this format. He achieved this special achievement during the match against UAE in the T20 World Cup. In this match, he completed his 700th wicket by dismissing Muhammad Arfan. Before this, no bowler had touched this figure in T20 cricket.

Top 5 bowlers taking most wickets in T20

Rashid Khan is at first place in the list of highest wicket takers in T20 format. At second place comes the name of former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who took 631 wickets in 582 matches. At the third place is his compatriot Sunil Narine, who has 613 wickets in his name in 583 matches. At number four is South Africa’s experienced spinner Imran Tahir, who took 572 wickets. At fifth place is the name of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, who has 508 wickets in his account. All these players have retired from T20 International, so it seems very difficult to break Rashid’s record.

How has been Rashid Khan’s T20 career?

Rashid Khan made his debut in T20 cricket in the year 2015. So far, he has taken 700 wickets in 513 innings of 518 matches at an average of 18.5 and economy rate of 6.59. During this period, he achieved the feat of taking four wickets 18 times, while also taking five wickets four times. His consistently effective bowling has made him the most successful bowler in this format. He also has the highest number of wickets in T20 International and has taken 191 wickets so far.

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Afghanistan defeated UAE by 5 wickets

Afghanistan team performed brilliantly in the match against UAE. Batting first, UAE scored 160 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Soheb Khan scored 68 runs in 48 balls and Sharafu scored 40 runs in 31 balls. Chasing the target, Afghanistan registered victory by losing 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. In this match, Azmatullah Omarzai was chosen player of the match for his excellent all-round performance.