Mustafizur broke the Maharikord of veteran England spinner: new script written in T20i cricket

Delhi: In the last match of the three -match T20 International series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played in Colombo on Wednesday, Bangladesh performed brilliantly and defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. With this, not only Bangladesh won a stunning victory in the series, but the team’s experienced fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman also made a historic achievement.

Mustafizur Rahman included in the world’s top-5 T20 bowlers

Mustafizur bowled brilliantly in this match and brought his wickets to 136 in T20 International cricket. With this, he has joined the list of top-5 bowlers who took the most wickets in T20I cricket in the world.

Prior to this match, he was jointly in fifth place with England star spinner Adil Rashid, but now he has made this achievement in his name, leaving behind Rashid and the English team’s spin bowlers have now fallen to number six.

Mustafizur’s T20I figures

Mustafizur Rahman has so far taken a total of 136 wickets in 108 innings of 109 T20 Internationals at an average of 21.33. At the same time, England’s 37 -year -old spinner Adil Rashid has taken 135 wickets in 122 innings of 127 matches at an average of 24.45.

Tim Souther

The record of taking the most wickets in T20 international cricket has been the name of New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee. He has taken a total of 164 wickets in 123 innings of 126 matches at an average of 22.38. His best performance has been 5 wickets for 18 runs in an innings.

Top-5 bowlers who took the most wickets in T20 International:

164 wickets – Tim Southee (New Zealand)

161 wickets – Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

149 wickets – Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

146 wickets – Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)

136 wickets – Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)

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