Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan has made the world record for taking the most wickets in T20 cricket. He beat former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo to make the record of taking the most wickets. Rashid is currently playing in SA20, through which he has won the title of taking the most T20 wickets.
Let us tell you that Rashid is leading MI Cape Town in SA20. The first qualifier of the tournament was played between Paarl 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 to his name.
Rashid Khan did wonders in less than 10 years
Rashid Khan made his T20 debut in October 2015 playing against Zimbabwe, in which he took just 1 wicket. Now in less than 10 years, he has become the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket. Dwayne Bravo, who retired from cricket last year (2024), made his T20 debut in February 2006 by playing against New Zealand. It took Bravo about 18 years to reach the figure, Rashid Khan touched a bigger figure than that in just less than 10 years. It is worth noting that 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 West Indies’ Sunil Narine, who has taken 573 wickets so far. After this, South Africa’s Imran Tahir comes fourth and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan comes fifth. Bowlers with most wickets in T20
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 633 wickets
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) – 631 wickets
Sunil Narine (West Indies) – 573 wickets
Imran Tahir (South Africa) – 531 wickets
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 492 wickets .
