Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan accomplished a complete of 500 T20 wickets within the SA20 match between MI Cape Town and Pretoria Capitals. Cape Town captain Rashid completed the feat by taking the wicket of Sylde Fortuyn.
He is the second participant to realize this feat, forward of solely Dwayne Bravo (614). In the match, Rashid took 3 wickets for simply 16 runs as his staff restricted the Capitals to 182/8 in 20 overs.
Last 12 months, Rashid was named because the Afghanistan T20I captain by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), changing Mohammad Nabi, who relinquished the captaincy in November following Afghanistan’s exit from the T20 World Cup. This shall be Rashid’s second stint as captain.
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– MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) January 23, 2023
Earlier this month, Rashid had mentioned that he would “think” about his future within the Big Bash League (BBL) after Cricket Australia’s resolution to drag out of the ODI collection towards Afghanistan in March.
Rashid had mentioned, ‘I’m actually dissatisfied to listen to that Australia have pulled out of the collection to play us in March.’
“I’m very proud to characterize my nation, and we’ve got made nice progress on the world stage. This CA resolution takes us again on that journey. If enjoying Afghanistan is that uncomfortable for Australia, I Wouldn’t need to inconvenience anybody with my presence within the BBL, so I’m strongly contemplating my future in that competitors.”
In a press release, Cricket Australia had mentioned the choice to withdraw from the boys’s ODIs follows latest Taliban restrictions on girls and ladies’ training and employment alternatives and their means to entry parks and gymnasiums.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
