Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan produced a sensational spell in the final third T20I against Ireland on Sunday, picking up a stellar five-wicket haul en-route becoming the first-ever bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is. Ace spinner with figures of 5/27 in four overs and broke former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi's record.
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Rashid now has 24 wickets against Ireland in nine games and has broken Afridi's record of most wickets against a single team in T20Is. Pakistani all-rounder has 21 wickets to his name against New Zealand in the shortest format of the game. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the third on the list with 19 wickets against West Indies.
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Talking about In the third T20I in Dehradun, Ireland were bundled out for 178 after a superb spell from Rashid in the reponse of 210/7 of Afanistan. The Rashid picked up the wickets of Kevin O Brein, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate and Simi Singh off successive deliveries before dismissing Joshua Little to complete a stunning five-for. With this outstanding performance, Rashid joined the likes of Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee in the elite list of bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in T20Is.
Afghanistan won the first T20I by five wickets before bagging the second T20I by 84 runs and followed it up with another 32-run win in the third T20I..