Rashid Khan has a chance to make a maharikard against Eng, no cricketer from Afghanistan could do this

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Tezzbuzz|25-02-2025

Afghanistan vs England Champions Trophy 2025: Star spinner of Afghanistan cricket team Rashid Khan (Rashid Khan) will have a chance to set a special record in the Champions Trophy 2025 against England on Wednesday (February 26) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Let me tell you that Rashid's performance in the first match played against South Africa was disappointing, in 10 overs of his quota he gave 59 runs without taking any wickets.

200 wickets in ODIs

If Rashid takes 2 wickets in this match, then he will complete his 200 wickets in ODIs and will become the first player of Afghanistan to reach this figure.

Rashid has taken 198 wickets in 105 innings of 112 ODIs played so far. Mohammad Nabi is second in this list with 174 wickets.

A chance to beat Allen Donald

Rashid may beat Allen Donald in terms of taking the fastest 200 ODI wickets, who reached this figure in 117 ODIs.

The fastest 200 wickets in ODIs

Mitchell Starc- 102 matches

Saklen Mushtaq- 104 matches

Mohammed Shami- 104 matches

Trent Bolt- 107 matches

Brat Lee- 112 matches

Alan Donald- 117 matches

2000 runs and 400 wickets

Rashid has scored 1976 runs in 152 innings of 213 matches played by combining all three formats. As soon as he scored 24 runs, he will become the first player of Afghanistan to score 2000 or more runs with 400 wickets in international cricket.

Significantly, this match is very important for Afghanistan and England. It is necessary for both teams to win this match to keep the expectations of the semi -finals alive. Afghanistan had to face defeat against South Africa in the first match and England team against Australia.

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