Malaysia defeated China by eight wickets in the Asia B qualifiers of the 2024 T20 World Cup. In this match, the Malaysian bowler made a world record. Till date, no bowler has been able to do this in the history of T20 International cricket.
In the Asia B qualifiers of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Malaysian fast bowler Siajrul Idras took seven wickets in his four overs against China. With this, a world record has been registered in his name. Before Siajrul Idras, no bowler could take seven wickets in a T20 International match.
Due to this strong performance of Siajrul Idras, Malaysia defeated China by eight wickets. He has broken the record of Nigeria’s Peter Aho. Siajrul took seven wickets for just eight runs in his four overs.
Highest wicket taker in T20 International match
Siajrul Idris – 7 wickets
Peter Aho – 6 wickets
Deepak Chahar – 6 wickets
Dinesh Nakrani – 6 wickets
Ajantha Mendis – 6 wickets.
Malaysia won in just 4.5 overs
Against Malaysia, China won the toss and decided to bat first. However, his decision proved completely wrong. The entire Chinese team was all out for just 23 runs in 11.2 overs. In response, Malaysia easily achieved the target by losing two wickets in 4.5 overs.