Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has topped the T20 wicket-takers list in the SA20 Qualifier 1 match between the MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals on Tuesday. Rashid now has 633 wickets in T20s 461 T20 matches. He went past Dwayne Bravo's tally of 631 wickets in 582 matches.
Rashid leading the MI Cape Town side, took 2/33 and played a big role in his team's win over the Paarl Royals. The Cape Town side have also made it to their maiden SA20 final after not performing upto the standards in the first two seasons.
Rashid has so far taken 10 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 21.82. However, his best came in his team's win over the Paarl Royals in Qualifier 1 at St. George's Park in Gqeberha. The mystery spinner took the wickets of Dunith Wellalage and Dinesh Karthik to give his side the edge. David Miller and Dinesh Karthik were the biggest hope for the Royals in the final overs but they could not take their team home.
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It's A Great Achievement: Rashid Khan On Topping T20 Wicket-Taking List
He spoke to the broadcasters after the match on his remarkable achievement in the format going past another legend in Dwayne Bravo.
"It's a great achievement. I never thought about it, if you asked 10 years before this if I would get there. It's a proud feeling to be from Afghanistan and to be at that level where you top the table. DJ (Bravo) is one of the best T20 bowlers. It's a great honour and I'm looking forward to continuing" Rashid told the broadcasters.
Rashid has picked up his wickets at an average of  18.07 including four five-wicket hauls. Meanwhile, Bravid has picked up his wickets at an average of 24.40, with best figures of 5/23 and three five-wicket hauls.
The Afghanistan spinner is a well-traveled T20 cricketer having played in almost all T20 leagues across the globe. He is also amongst the most sorted T20 cricketers across leagues. He has played in the  IPL, BBL, CPL, SA20, The Hundred, ILT20, and MLC. He made his T20 debut in 2015 and is already among the greats in the format.
