Rashid Khan broke a 17-year-old big record in ODI.
Rashid Khan is currently considered one of the most dangerous bowlers in the limited overs format. The last one year has been very good for Rashid and his team Afghanistan in international cricket. Rashid Khan’s bowling prowess was seen in the second match of the three-match ODI series against South Africa in which he took 5 wickets and broke a 17-year-old special record in ODIs and registered it in his name. Rashid bowled 9 overs in the second ODI against Africa and took 5 wickets giving 19 runs. With this, Rashid has now registered the record of best bowling on his birthday in ODIs.
Rashid broke Vernon Philander’s record
Rashid Khan’s complete dominance with the ball was seen in the second ODI against South Africa in which he took the wickets of Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreyne, Vian Mulder and Tony De Giorgi. Understanding Rashid Khan’s bowling in this match was no less than a puzzle for the African batsmen. Rashid was born on 20 September 1998 and today he has turned 26. On his birthday, he not only gave himself a special gift but also gave a special return gift to the fans of the Afghanistan cricket team.
By defeating the African team by 177 runs in this match, Afghanistan has also taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this ODI series. Rashid has also broken the record of Vernon Philander for the best bowling performance on his birthday in ODIs, who took 4 wickets for 12 runs in the ODI match played against Ireland in Belfast in 2007 on his birthday. Apart from this, the name of Stuart Broad is also included in this list, who took 4 wickets for 44 runs in the ODI match played against Australia at Cardiff ground in 2010 on his birthday.
Rashid got the support of Nangeyalia Kharote
Talking about this match, South Africa’s team got a target of 312 runs, while chasing which they were all out by scoring just 134 runs. Rashid Khan took 5 wickets for Afghanistan, while 20-year-old left-arm spin bowler Nangeyaliya Kharote, who was playing only his third ODI match, also took 4 wickets by giving just 26 runs in 6.2 overs. Apart from this, Azmatullah Omarzai also managed to take a wicket.
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