World record recorded in the name of Rashid Khan, Tim Southee’s number-1 bowler by breaking the maharikord

By Cross Talk India Team Last updated Sep 3, 2025

First of all, know that in this match, Rashid Khan took 3 wickets for just 21 runs in 4 overs against UAE. He took the wickets of UAE player Ethan Carl D’Souza (12 runs on 11 balls), Asif Khan (01 runs on 03 ball), and Dhruv Parashar (01 runs on 04 ball).

With this, Rashid Khan has now become the bowler to take the most wickets in T20 International. He has done this feat by taking 165 wickets in 98 T20I matches. To make this world record, Rashid Khan defeated former New Zealand player Tim Southee, who took 164 wickets in 126 T20 matches during his international career.

Also know that Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is not only in T20 International, but also in T20 format, the world’s highest wicket bowler. He holds this record by taking 661 wickets in 488 T20 matches.

Talk about the results of the match between Afghanistan and UAE, then the UAE won the toss on the field of Sharjah and selected the first bowling after which the Afghanistan team scored 188 runs in 20 overs losing 4 wickets on the strength of Sadikullah Atal (54) and Ibrahim Jadaran (63).

In response, captain Muhammad Wasim (67) and wicketkeeper Batter Rahul Chopra (52) played a half -century innings for the UAE, but despite this, the team was able to add 150 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 38 runs.