Rashid Khan reaches 200 ODI wickets and made history for his country. He got there against Bangladesh at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was batting on 60 when Rashid trapped him LBW.
No Afghan bowler had ever reached 200 ODI wickets before this. Rashid did it in his 115th match for Afghanistan. He’s 27 years old and already sitting on 202 career wickets.
His economy rate is 4.23, which is brilliant for ODI cricket. Batters struggle to hit him around the park. He keeps things tight even when wickets aren’t falling.
Beating the Big Names
The illustrious list of fastest spinners to 200 ODI wickets now includes:
- 104 matches – Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
- 115 matches – Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- 125 matches – Shane Warne (Australia)
- 137 matches – Adil Rashid (England)
- 147 matches – Anil Kumble (India)
Today, he grabbed three wickets and gave away 38 runs. He bowled all ten overs without getting tired. All three batters were out LBW, trying to read him.
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The Bangladeshi players just couldn’t figure out his variations. They kept missing the ball and hitting their pads. Rashid was spinning it both ways beautifully.
Afghan Cricket’s Biggest Star
Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy put together 101 runs for Bangladesh. That partnership gave them something to bowl at later. But this match belonged to Rashid from start to finish.
Back in Afghanistan, kids watch him and dream big now. Cricket wasn’t even popular there 15 years ago. One guy changed everything for an entire nation.
Rashid Khan reaches 200 ODI wickets, but won’t stop here. He’s got plenty of cricket left. His hunger for wickets hasn’t decreased one bit.
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The celebration after that 200th wicket showed pure emotion. You could see what this meant to him personally. Afghanistan finally has a proper cricket legend now.
This milestone will inspire the next generation of Afghan cricketers. Rashid came from Nangarhar with nothing but talent and determination. Now he’s rewriting record books alongside Warne and Kumble.
