Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan made history on Thursday. He became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in men’s Twenty20 Internationals.

The leg-spinner reached the milestone during Afghanistan’s second T20I against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.

Rashid claimed his 200th wicket by dismissing Tadiwanashe Marumani. He trapped the Zimbabwe batter lbw for two runs in the ninth over.

The 28-year-old achieved the record in his 120th T20 international. He now has an average of 13.96 and an economy rate of 6.13.

His T20I record also includes two five-wicket hauls. His best bowling figures stand at 5-3.

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Rashid now leads the list of top wicket-takers in men’s T20 internationals. He has 200 wickets, putting him 29 ahead of England’s Adil Rashid, who sits in second place.

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The Afghan spinner has also reached a major milestone in One-Day Internationals. He became the first Afghanistan bowler to take 200 ODI wickets during a match against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi in October last year.