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Rashid Khan created history in the T20 World Cup 2026 and set a world record. Afghanistan’s Rashid became the first bowler in the history of T20 cricket to take 700 wickets. The 28th league match of the T20 World Cup was played between Afghanistan and UAE on Monday (16 February). In the match, Rashid touched the mark of 700 wickets when he took the wicket of UAE’s Muhammad Arfan.
Before this match, Rashid had taken 699 wickets in T20 cricket. Then in the match against UAE, Rashid did wonders by dismissing Arfan in the 16th over. Rashid took only one wicket in the match. In the list of players taking the most wickets in the format, West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo is at second position with 631 wickets.
Rashid Khan took more wickets in less matches
Rashid completed 700 wickets in 518 T20 matches. Bravo, who was at second position, took 631 wickets in 582 matches. In this way Rashid took more wickets in less matches.
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Afghanistan’s cricketing icon, @rashidkhan_19becomes the first player in T20 history to reach the remarkable milestone of 700 wickets. 🚩👏#AfghanAtalan | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/xeec05wOiM
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) February 16, 2026
List of bowlers taking most wickets in T20
Rashid Khan- 700 wickets (518 matches)
Dwayne Bravo- 631 wickets (582 matches)
Sunil Narine- 613 wickets (583 matches)
Imran Tahir- 572 wickets (448 matches)
Andre Russell- 508 wickets (590 matches)
match status
In the match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl. UAE team, who came to bat first, put 160/9 runs on the board in 20 overs. Shoaib Khan played the biggest innings for the team and scored 68 runs in 48 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Whereas for Afghanistan, Azmatullah Omarzai took maximum 4 wickets.
Then the Afghan team, which came out for run chase, scored 162/5 runs in 19.2 overs and won by 5 wickets. Ibrahim Zadran played the biggest innings for the team and scored 53 runs. Apart from this, Umarzai also played an inning of 40* runs. Umarzai was awarded the title of ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent bowling and batting.