Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan cements his place in history after becoming leading T20I wicket-taker

Sharjah [UAE], September 2 (ANI): Afghanistan's skipper and premier spinner Rashid Khan etched his sanction successful the past publication by shattering erstwhile New Zealand gait spearhead Tim Southee's grounds to go the subordinate with the astir T20I wickets, pursuing his exploits against the UAE successful the ongoing tri-series.

Rashid cemented his credentials arsenic a modern-day T20I large by leaving an indelible people successful the format. He soared to the acme of the apical wicket-takers successful T20Is by scalping a three-wicket haul during Afghanistan's emphatic 38-run triumph implicit the UAE.

He was the premier designer down the UAE's illness aft returning with figures of 3/21 successful his four-over spell. He dethroned Southee and his tally of 164 from the apical and bettered it with his 165 from 98 appearances astatine 13.75, conceding runs astatine an system of 6.07, including 8 four-wicket hauls and 2 five-fors.

Rashid wreaked havoc successful Sharjah alongside Sharafuddin Ashraf, clearing Afghanistan's way to triumph portion defending their full of 188/4. He opened his relationship by dismissing Ethan D'Souza (12). He past removed heavy-hitter Asif Khan, who brought the thunder down astatine the aforesaid venue by tormenting Pakistan's experienced bowling unit, cheaply connected 1(4) and went level with Southee.

Dhruv Parashar became the record-breaking scalp aft Rashid lured him to prime up a heavy extracurricular edge, which carried to substitute-fielder Mohammad Ishaq, forcing his instrumentality connected a specified people of one. The 38-run occurrence was Afghanistan's archetypal successful the tri-series, aft floundering against Pakistan successful the opener and surrendering to a 39-run defeat.

With the Asia Cup little than a week away, Afghanistan had plentifulness of positives to instrumentality distant from the contention crossed each facets. In the archetypal innings, Rahmanullah Gurbaz continued to misfire, but Sediqullah Atal (54 disconnected 40) and Ibrahim Zadran (63 disconnected 40) staged an all-out onslaught and fuelled Afghanistan's innings to 188/4.

While connected the bowling front, isolated from Rashid, left-arm orthodox spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf played a starring relation with 3/24. Fazalhaq Farooqi and seasoned Mohammad Nabi chipped successful with a wicket each. (ANI)