On Monday, February 16, during ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 group stage match between Afghanistan and UAE at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan became the first bowler to complete 700 T20 wickets. The veteran cricketer, who is currently leading the side, however, broke the world record for most T20 wickets during SA20 2025; he recently added another to his cap, becoming the first to reach the 700-wicket mark.
Entering the game with 699 wickets to his name, the moment took place when Rashid Khan removed Muhammad Arfan in the 16th over of the UAE innings. The Afghan skipper was made to wait for this milestone, as he picked his last few wickets in a match against South Africa last week. After reaching this feat, Khan barely celebrated it as Afghanistan fought for a win to ensure a place in the Super Eights.
HISTORY BY RASHID KHAN – Rashid becomes the first bowler ever to complete 700 wickets in T20s 300 wickets away from the Elite Club of 1000 wickets in a single format. pic.twitter.com/LNPTGYCWKh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 16, 2026Rashid Khan dominates the wicket-taking charts
While the Afghanistan all-rounder has been way ahead in the wicket-taking list in T20s, he is followed by Dwayne Bravo, who has picked up 631 wickets, whereas Sunil Narine sits at third place with 574 wickets to his name. Moreover, Rashid Khan is also the leading wicket-taker in T20Is, and behind him is New Zealand’s Tim Southee (164 wickets) and Ish Sodhi (162 wickets).
Bowlers to pick most wickets in T20s
PlayerSpanWicketsAverageEconomyRashid Khan2015-2026700*18.076.49Dwayne Bravo2006-202463124.48.26Sunil Narine2011-202557421.66.12Imran Tahir2006-202553119.996.97Shakib Al Hasan2006-202449221.496.79Andre Russell2010-202546625.588.71Chris Jordan2008-202541627.28.62Wahab Riaz2005-202341322.637.54Lasith Malinga2004-202039019.687.07Sohail Tanvir2005-202238926.367.49Rashid Khan becomes first bowler to pick 700 T20 wickets; check full list of leading wicket-takers Inside Sport India.
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