Rashid Khan becomes first bowler to reach 200 T20I wickets

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in men’s Twenty20 internationals during a match against Zimbabwe in Sharjah on October 29, as Afghanistan won by 19 runs. Khan reached the milestone in his 120th T20I when he dismissed Tadiwanashe Marumani, caught in front of the stumps for two. It was Khan’s only wicket in the match. The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced the achievement on October 29. Afghanistan posted 221, with Azmatullah Omarzai scoring 116 and Ijaz Ahmadzai making 52, according to match reports. Zimbabwe replied with 202 for five in 20 overs. Sikandar Raza scored an unbeaten 106, but Zimbabwe fell short of the target. The match was described as the second T20I in most accounts, although one report called it the first. The match number therefore remains uncertain. The reports agree that it was part of the Afghanistan-Zimbabwe series and that Khan’s dismissal of Marumani brought him to 200 wickets. Khan’s tally put him 29 wickets ahead of England’s Adil Rashid, who was listed second among men’s T20I wicket-takers with 171. The reports gave slightly different career averages and economy rates for Khan, so those figures are not...