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Decoding Rashid Khan's BBL numbers

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Rashid makes himself available for BBL

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has reversed his decision to boycott the 2023-24 Big Bash League (BBL) season, boosting the tournament's appeal.

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Rashid left the 2022-23 BBL midway

Rashid had left the 2022-23 BBL midway as Cricket Australia cancelled a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan over the Taliban's stance on women's education.

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Star bowler for the Strikers

The leggie made his BBL debut in 2017 and featured only for the Adelaide Strikers, claiming 98 wickets in 69 games with an economy rate of 6.44.

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Over 150 strike rate with the bat

Rashid has played some crucial cameos for the Strikers and he boasts 403 BBL runs at a strike rate of 150.37. His highest score is 40 off 18 balls against the Sydney Thunder

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Second highest wicket-taker in T20s

With 556 wickets in 410 T20 games, Rashid is the second-highest wicket-taker in this format. The Afghanistan spinner is only behind Dwayne Bravo (615).

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