T20: Afghanistan Spinner Rashid Khan Become 2nd Bowler to take 500 Wickets

Afghanistan Spinner Rashid Khan Becomes 2nd Bowler to take 500 Wickets: Afghanistan’s magical spinner Rashid Khan has become the second bowler to take 200 wickets in T20 cricket. During SAT20, he achieved the milestone for MI Cape Town.

Rashid Khan dismissals Kusal Mendis while playing against Pretoria Capitals at Newlands, Cape Town on 23 Jan 2023.

Further, He dismissed Rileer Rossouw and Clyde Fortuin cheaply to end with figures of 3 for 16 in just 4 overs.

He is the rockstar of the T20 format and become the fastest to grab 400 wickets in the T29 format. West Indies Dwayne Bravo becomes the first bowler to grab 500 dismissals in T20.

Rashid Khan has also been the backbone of the Afghanistan team in the T20I format. He made his T20I debut in 2015 and is the leading wicket-taker with 120 wickets.

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Before this match, Rashid was on 497 runs wickets from 370 matches (367 innings) at an economy of 6.39 runs per over with best figures of 6/17.

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