Shaheen Afridi becomes highest wicket-taker in T20
Continuing his superb form, Pakistan’s young pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi has surpassed Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan as leading T20 wicket-taker in the ongoing calendar year, 2020.
Afridi achieved this feat on Monday during his domestic side KP’s National T20 Cup match against Sindh. Shaheen finished with 5 for 21.
This takes his T20 wickets tally in the year to 36, three more than Afghanistan’s spinner Rashid Khan.
With Rashid remains in action during the Indian Premier League and Shaheen’s business in National T20 continues, the race between these two is likely to pace up in days to come.
Most five-fors in men's T20s (No. of innings in brackets):
🥇 SL Malinga 5️⃣ (289)
🥈= Shaheen Afridi 4️⃣ (56) 🤯
🥈= D Wiese 4️⃣ (203)
🥈= Shakib Al Hasan 4️⃣ (302)Shaheen claimed 5/21 in the #NationalT20Cup earlier 👏
He has now taken 3️⃣ five-wicket hauls in his last 5️⃣ T20s 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nbEZXEFksI
— ICC (@ICC) October 5, 2020
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan, both with 31 wickets each, are following Rashid Khan on the table.
The 5-for against Sindh on Monday was his career’s 4th 5 wicket haul. Only Lasith Malinga has more T20 5-fers. The Sri Lankan fast bowler has five 5-wicket hauls to his credit.
Shakeeb Al Hasan and David Wiese have also 4 five wickets haul to their T20 career credit.
This was also Shaheen’s third 5-wicket haul of the year. No other player has more than one 5-for in the ongoing year.
