Afghanistan wrist-spinner Rashid Khan made history by being the first player to take 650 wickets in Twenty20 cricket. He accomplished the feat on Tuesday, August 5 at Lord’s in London during the first game of The Hundred.
The wrist-spinner delivered a match-winning spell for Oval Invincibles, claiming three wickets to help bundle out London Spirit for just 80 in 94 balls. He removed Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, and Ryan Higgins to finish with impressive figures of 3 for 11 in just 20 balls. Notably, during this spell, he reached a historic milestone by completing 650 wickets in T20 cricket, with Dawson’s lbw dismissal marking the landmark scalp.
With 651 wickets from 478 innings at an average of 18.54 and four five-wicket hauls to his credit, the Afghanistan wrist-spinner became the first player to accomplish the feat.
In the meantime, Oval Invincibles won the match by six wickets thanks to his incredible stint, which gave them a great start to their title defence. As the Invincibles chased down the mark in 69 balls, Will Jacks (24 off 24), Tawanda Muyeye (18 off 20), and Sam Curran (14 off 9) emerged as the leading scorers.
Rashid once again proved his ability to win matches in the shortest format, leading his team to victory and earning Hero of the Match honors. Rashid previously took 4/19 wickets for the Speen Ghar Tigers in the Shpadeeza Cricket League. He finished the competition with five wickets, but he was only able to take one more in the preceding four games.
With best bowling figures of 2/25, the 26-year-old shockingly had a lackluster IPL 2025, taking just nine wickets from 15 games at an average of 57.11 and an economy of 9.34. Since Rashid began the Hundred on a high note, he will be keen to maintain his outstanding play and assist the Invincibles in defending their title.
