Rashid Khan Creates HISTORY, Becomes 1st Spinner To Achieve Unique Milestone In T20s

New Delhi: 2023 Indian Premier League table toppers Gujarat Titans faced five-times champions Mumbai Indians at Wankhede stadium on May 12, Friday.

Suryakumar Yadav struck his maiden IPL century (103 not out) which helped MI beat GT by 27 runs. Meanwhile GT’s bowler Rashid Khan bowled an incredible spell and took four wickets, the-24-year-old got rid off opening batters Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma. In the 9th over of the game Rashid dismissed Nehal Wadhera on 15 runs in 7 balls and struck 1 four and 1 six.

Then finally in the 17th over, he snapped the key wicket of Tim David (5) by taking an easy return catch for his fourth wicket in the game.

During his time on the crease, the Afghanistan player broke several records. Here is a look at two such records:

Rashid Khan completes 550 wickets in T20 cricket

During the match, Rashid created history as he became first-ever spinner who took 550 wickets in T20 cricket. While legendary West Indies bowler Dwayne Bravo sits at the top of the list, he has 615 wickets to his name. Followed by Sunil Narine, the right-arm off-spinner has 485 wickets to his name in T20s.

The Afghanistan superstar became just the third player in the history of the Indian Premier League to bag 4 wickets and score 75-plus runs in the same match.

This will be one of the most memorable innings ????

Thank you for your love and support ????????#AavaDe #GujaratTitans #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/yTsULGeuMW

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) May 12, 2023

Rashid Khan scored 79 runs, highest score by No. 8 batter

Not only he took four wickets but also smashed a quickfire and unbeaten 32-ball 79 to register the highest-ever score by a No. 8 batter in the History of IPL. Before Rashid, Kolkata Knight Rider’s Pat Cummins scored 66 runs, who also came at No. 8 position against Chennai Super Kings during an IPL 2021 fixture at the same venue. Followed by Harbhajan Singh, who scored 64 runs for Mumbai Indians against Punjab Kings in 2015 edition of IPL.