The experienced leg-spinner reached the landmark in his 120th T20I appearance, setting a new record in the shortest format. His achievement came during a memorable match in which Afghanistan made a stunning comeback with the bat before defeating Zimbabwe by 19 runs.
The Afghanistan spinner has also taken two five-wicket hauls in T20I cricket, with his best figures being 5/3. England spinner Adil Rashid is second on the list of leading wicket-takers in men's T20Is with 171 wickets from 153 matches. Earlier, Sikandar Raza slams Zimbabwe teammates after costly complacency against Afghanistan.
Players with the most T20I wickets:
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 193 wicketsAdil Rashid (England) – 164 wicketsIsh Sodhi (New Zealand) – 165 wicketsTim Southee (New Zealand) – 164 wicketsWanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 161 wicketsMustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) – 160 wicketsAzmatullah Omarzai's stunning hundred rescues Afghanistan
Omarzai smashed his maiden T20I century, scoring 116 runs off just 50 balls. His explosive knock included 12 sixes and five fours. On the other hand, Ahmadzai smashed a stunning knock of 52 runs as he and Omarzai added 142 runs for the sixth wicket against Zimbabwe.
They also created history by becoming the first team to score more than 200 runs in a T20I after losing their first four wickets for fewer than 20 runs. It was Afghanistan's third-highest total in the format. Amid this, India suffer second-biggest defeat in T20I history after 87-run loss to New Zealand.
Sikandar Raza's hundred goes in vain
Afghanistan held their nerve and secured a 19-run victory to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. The third and final T20I is scheduled for October 31 in Sharjah.
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