Rashid Khan achieves major milestone in T20 cricket

Afghanistan's spinner, Rashid Khan, made history by becoming the leading wicket-taker in men's T20 cricket, surpassing the legendary West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.

Rashid reached this remarkable milestone while playing for MI Cape Town in the Qualifier 1 match of the SA20 against Paarl Royals. He took two wickets for 33 runs in his four overs during the match.

At the start of the match, Rashid was tied with Bravo at 631 wickets, but he moved ahead by dismissing Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage in the 10th over. Rashid further extended his lead by removing India’s Dinesh Karthik in the 17th over.

With this achievement, Rashid Khan now has 633 wickets in 457 innings, surpassing Bravo, who has 631 wickets from 546 innings.

Most Wickets in Men’s T20 Cricket:

• Rashid Khan: 633 wickets
• Dwayne Bravo: 631 wickets
• Sunil Narine: 574 wickets
• Imran Tahir: 531 wickets
• Shakib Al Hasan: 492 wickets

After his team’s dominant 39-run victory, which took them to the SA20 final, Rashid expressed his pride in achieving this milestone. He also described it as a great honor to surpass someone he considers one of the best.

“It's a great achievement,” Rashid said in an interview after the match. 

“I never thought about it. If you had asked me 10 years ago if I would get here, I would not have believed it. It's a proud feeling to be from Afghanistan and to be at that level where you top the table. DJ [Bravo] is one of the best T20 bowlers. It's a great honor, and I'm looking forward to continuing,” Rashid concluded.