Rashid Khan scripts history, overtakes Dwayne Bravo to achieve monumental feat

Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan

Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan recorded yet another monumental achievement on Tuesday as he became the highest wicket-taker in T20s. Rashid achieved the feat during the SA20 encounter between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals.

Rashid accounted for two wickets in his full quota of overs and in the process overtook West Indies legend Dwayne John Bravo to become the highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game.

"It's a great achievement," Rashid told the broadcaster. "I never thought about it, if you asked 10 years before this if I would get there. 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 honour and I'm looking forward to continuing."

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If we look at Rashid's career stats, the 26-year-old now has 633 scalps from 461 T20 encounters at an average of 18.07. His best bowling figures stand at 6/17, and has four five-wicket hauls. Bravo, on the other hand, had registered 631 wickets from 582 matches at an average of 24.40. His best bowling figures read 5/23 and has three five-wicket hauls.

A look at highest wicket-takers in T20:

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

Rashid is regarded as one of the best in business and apart from making significant contribution to the Afghanistan national team, he is one of the most sought bowler in global franchise leagues.

Out of the 633 wickets, 149 have come in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) from 121 matches. He currently plays for Gujarat Titans and has previously represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in the cash-rich tournament.

Meanwhile, Rashid-led MI Cape Town also stormed into the finals of SA20 league after defeating Paarl Royals by 39 runs in Qualifier 1. Batting first MI piled a stiff 199/4 in 20 overs and then bundled out Royals at 160 in 19.4 overs.