Afghanistan's Rashid Khan becomes second-fastest to 150 ODI wickets
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan completed 150 wickets in ODI cricket on Monday. He achieved the feat in the third ODI against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Rashid is the second-fastest to take 150 ODI wickets in terms of innings. He took three wickets as Afghanistan won the dead rubber by seven wickets. Here are the key stats.
Why does this story matter?
Rashid is one of the greatest wrist-spinners in white-ball cricket. He took his 150th wicket in his 76th ODI innings, the fastest for Afghanistan. Overall, he is only behind former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who achieved the same in 75 innings. The likes of Mitchell Starc (77), Brett Lee (80), and Ajantha Mendis (81) follow Rashid on the tally.
Rashid took three wickets in the 3rd ODI
Rashid was the standout bowler in the 3rd ODI. He took three wickets for 37 runs in 10 overs. He dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim, Yasir Ali, and Taskin Ahmed in the first innings. Rashid's compatriot Mohammad Nabi too took two wickets. Bangladesh were bundled out for 192 in 46.5 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz's ton helped Afghanistan chase the total in just 40.1 overs.
A look at Rashid's ODI career
In a career spanning over six years, Rashid has represented Afghanistan in 80 ODIs. He has taken 151 wickets at an incredible average of 18.68. The leg-spinner has a splendid economy rate of 4.15. Rashid owns five four-wicket hauls and four hauls of five wickets. He also has over 1,000 runs in the format (1,069 at 20.16) with the bat.
Rashid's incredible ODI records
Rashid has the best bowling average in ODIs at present (18.68). He is one of the few players to have taken seven or more wickets in ODIs (7/18). The Afghan leg-spinner remains the fastest to take 100 wickets in the format. He reached the landmark in his 44th ODI. Rashid is the only bowler to have taken 100 wickets in less than 50 ODIs.
Wickets taken through LBW
Rashid has taken a total of 93 wickets through LBW in international cricket. He averages an incredible 17.03 in this case, the lowest among all bowlers on this list. Sri Lanka's Muthiah Muralidaran tops this list with 216 wickets.
