Rashid Khan achieves a new record in the T20I wicket rankings in the victory over Bangladesh.

 

Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan secure their second victory in Asia Cup 2022 with a performance of 3/22 against Bangladesh, moving him up to No. 2 in the men's T20I bowling rankings.

During Tuesday's victory over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, Rashid Khan passed Tim Southee to become the second-highest wicket-taker in men's T20Is.

The leg-spinner, who entered the game with 112 wickets in the format, increased his total to 115 after taking 3/22, including the wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, and Mahmudullah.

Five top male wicket-takers in T20i:

No.	Player	Team	Wickets
1	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	122
2	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	115
3	Tim Southee	New Zealand	114
4	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	107
5	Ish Sodhi	New Zealand	99

Before the game, Southee had 114 wickets, placing him second on the list of wicket-takers. With 122 wickets, Shakib Al Hasan continues to hold the record for the most in men's cricket and is second only to Anisa Mohammed of the West Indies in all T20 internationals.

Rashid, who is only 23 years old, has had an impressive T20I career thus far, registering an economy rate of 6.16 after 68 matches in the format and averaging 13.73. In T20Is, he has six hauls of four or more wickets, which is also tied for most in the male sport.

Following Mujeeb ur Rahman's excellent three-wicket haul, Rashid's performance helped Afghanistan reduce Bangladesh to 127/7 in 20 overs.

Even yet, Afghanistan needed an amazing 17-ball 43 from Najibullah Zadran to secure a victory, cement their position at the top of Group B for the Asia Cup 2022, and guarantee progression to the next round.