Rashid Khan Highest Wicket-Taker in T20: Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan took the world record of the most wickets in T20 cricket. He defeated former West Indies all -rounder Dwayne Bravo and took the most wickets to take the most wickets. Rashid is playing in SA 20 these days, through which he won the title of most T20 wickets.
Please tell that Rashid is commanding Mi Cape Town in SA 20. The first qualifier of the tournament was played between Parl Royals and Mi Cape Town. In this match, Rashid broke Bravo’s record as soon as he took his first wicket. Bravo took 631 wickets in his T20 career, while Rashid Khan has taken 633 wickets.
Rashid Khan did wonders in less than 10 years
Rashid Khan made his T20 debut while playing against Zimbabwe in October 2015, in which he took just 1 wicket. Now in less than 10 years, he became the highest wicket bowler in T20 cricket.
Last year (2024) Dwayne Bravo, who retired from cricket, made a T20 debut against New Zealand in February 2006. Bravo took about 18 years to touch the figure, Rashid Khan touched a bigger figure in less than 10 years.
Significantly, Bravo took 631 wickets in 582 T20 matches at an average of 24.40. At the same time, Rashid Khan took 633 wickets in just 461 matches at an average of 18.07. The third number in the list is from Sunil Naren of West Indies, who has taken 573 wickets so far. After this, Imran Tahir of South Africa comes fourth and Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh comes at number five.
The highest wicket -taking bowlers in T20
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 633 wickets
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) – 631 wickets
Sunil Naren (West Indies) – 573 wickets
Imran Tahir (South Africa) – 531 wickets
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 492 wickets.
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