Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was on fire on August 2, as he has not only played a key role in MI London’s thrilling 45-run win over Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred Men's 2026 at The Oval on August 2 but also scripted history.
The leg-spinner finished with outstanding figures of 5 wickets for just 17 runs and helped MI London successfully defend 183 runs against the Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred Men's 2026. His brilliant spell also helped him achieve a special record in T20 cricket. Amid this, Sophie Devine ruled out of The Hundred 2026; Welsh Fire appoint new captain.
MI London batted first and posted their highest total of the season, scoring 183/6 from their 100 balls, thanks to Will Jacks’ superb innings of 62 runs from just 31 balls and Nicholas Pooran’s stunning knock of 54 runs from only 28 balls against the Manchester Super Giants.
Manchester Super Giants made a great start to their chase as the captain Aiden Markram and opener Tim Seifert added 59 runs in just 30 balls and put MI London under pressure. But Rashid Khan’s arrival in the attack turned out to be a match-deciding factor.
Rashid first dismissed Tim Seifert for 17 runs. Soon after, he removed Jos Buttler for just two runs and put the Manchester Super Giants on the back foot. The Afghanistan spinner kept attacking and did not allow the batters to settle. He then dismissed Heinrich Klaasen, Tom Moores, and Liam Dawson to complete a brilliant five-wicket haul.
Rashid Khan rewrites T20 record books after stunning five-wicket haul for MI London
After Rashid's spell, Manchester Super Giants could not recover and eventually lost the match by 45 runs. With his match-winning efforts, Rashid created history. It was his fifth five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.
With this, Rashid has now equaled Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imran Tahir, Lasith Malinga, and Shakib Al Hasan, who also have five five-wicket hauls in T20 cricket.
The Afghan spinner has now become the player with the second most five-wicket hauls in T20 cricket, with David Wiese remaining the number one player with seven five-wicket hauls.
7: David Wiese
5: Rashid Khan
5: Imran Tahir
5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
5: Lasith Malinga
5: Shaheen Shah Afridi
5: Shakib Al Hasan
Rashid Khan creates history in The Hundred
Rashid also became only the eighth bowler in the history of The Hundred to take five wickets in a match. He joined an elite list that includes Imran Tahir, Henry Brookes, Marchant de Lange, Josh Little, Calvin Harrison, Sam Curran, and Tim Southee.
His figures of 5/17 are now the fifth-best bowling figures in the history of the men's Hundred competition. Among spinners, only Calvin Harrison's 5/11 in 2023 is better than Rashid's latest spell.
5/11 – Calvin Harrison (Manchester Super Giants) vs Sunrisers Leeds, 2023
5/12 – Tim Southee (Birmingham Phoenix) vs Trent Rockets, 2024
5/13 – Josh Little (Manchester Super Giants) vs MI London, 2022.
5/16 – Sam Curran (MI London) vs London Spirit, 2024
5/17 – Rashid Khan (MI London) vs Manchester Super Giants, 2026*
Rashid Khan's 5/17 enters his all-time best T20 spells
This was also one of the best bowling performances of Rashid's T20 career. His best figures remain 6/17 for Adelaide Strikers against Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League in 2022.
He has also taken 5/3 and 5/27 for Afghanistan against Ireland, 5/20 for Lahore Qalandars against Peshawar Zalmi, and now 5/17 for MI London against Manchester Super Giants.
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