Afghanistan seal historic T20I series: Here're the important stats
Afghanistan continued their rise in cricket as they sealed a historic T20I series win over Bangladesh. Earlier, Afghans had booked a spot in the 2019 ICC World Cup by winning the Qualifiers. This series win highlights the talent available in the side. Here we look at the important stats and records broken in the last two matches between Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Rashid Khan keeps setting new bars
The Afghan spinner was a revelation in IPL 2018 with 21 wickets under his belt. He continued the form of his life in these two matches. Rashid has picked seven wickets in two games and has given away just 25 runs from a total of 7 overs. Most T20I wickets after 32 games sees Rashid (56) on the second spot behind Ajantha Mendis (58).
Afghans script record victory
Before this, Afghanistan had never defeated Bangladesh in T20Is and now they have a 2-0 lead and have sealed the series. Besides the Tigers, Afghans have beaten West Indies (1) and the likes of Ireland and Zimbabwe on seven occasions.
Shahzad, Rashid lead proceedings
Afghanistan batsman Mohammad Shahzad, who has 40 and 24 runs in this series, has amassed 1,880 T20I runs and is the leading run-scorer for his nation. Rashid Khan's 4/12 is the best bowling figure by an Afghan bowler in T20Is. He was the 2nd quickest to claim 50 wickets in T20Is (31 matches). This was Afghanistan's 7th consecutive win across limited-overs format.
Afghans living up to the standards
In the first match, the trio of spinners Rashid, Mujeeb and Nabi picked 6/54 in 11 overs. Rashid was the star after hitting a six off the final ball of Afghan innings. He also picked two wickets from the first two balls he bowled.
