Rashid Khan, the 24-year-old leg spinner from Afghanistan, has impeccable bowling figures in his career around the world. He has taken 369 international wickets till now in a total of 200 innings he played with an average of 18.04 and a stingy economy of 4.46, including all formats.
Recently, he led Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup and made history by taking them to the semi-finals for the first time. Rashid also plays cricket leagues of different countries, such as IPL, SAL, MLC, The Hundred, ILT20, and so on.
Here, we will have a look at the moments when the dominator Rashid Khan got his economies crushed by the maximums of the batsman consecutively in his over.
AB de Villiers in the T20 World Cup (2016)
Rashid Khan was bowling the 17th over in the T20 World Cup match no. 10 against South Africa, 29 runs an over.
Ball-by-ball summary of the infamous over by Rashid Khan against AB de Villers
16.1 Rashid bowled a short ball, and AB de Villiers pulled it on from the back foot towards the mid-wicket area.
16.2 Rashid to de Villiers. Short pitched ball on the outside off hit by de Villiers in the air towards mid-wicket, fielder tried to dive in but the ball bounced in front of him and went to four
16.3 Rashid bowled a full ball to de Villiers, and he galloped forward to hit it down the ground for maximum.
16.4 Rashid to de Villiers. Again, half-pitched the ball towards the line of the stumps and hammered on the mid-wicket for a six.
16.5 Rashid Khan bowls a long ball outside off to DeVilliers; he slugs the ball for a long shot as it comes in his hitting arc and smashed into the fence.
16.6 Rashid to de Villiers. Ab slides it on the off for a single and keeps the strike.
Chris Gayle in IPL (2018)
Chris is one of the most explosive opener batsmen in the world with a destructive six-hit ability; due to his height and strong physique, he can stand and deliver sixes as if it’s a cakewalk for him.
In the IPL 2018 KXIP vs. SRH match, Rashid was bowling in the 14th over, and Chris was in his hitting zone at that time, 27 runs from the over.
Ball-by-ball summary of Rashid Khan’s over vs Chris Gayle
13.1 Rashid to Nair. He pushes the length ball on the deep mid-wicket area for a single
13.2 Rashid bowls Chris Gayle a fuller ball, and Chris gets the ball in his hitting arc and sends it for a six.
13.3 Chris gets a short-pitched delivery by Rashid and clobbers the ball over his head towards the sight screen straight.
13.4 Rashid to Chris Gayle. It goes fuller this time, and Chris strikes a clean hit even bigger than the last one above the sight screen with the use of his strong bottom hand, lofted straight toward the audience.
13.5 Rashid to Chris Gayle. Gayle made a sweet connection with the fuller delivery bowled from wide of the crease and muscles it towards the cow corner.
13.6 Chris pushes the delivery on the leg and takes two by running, which is a rare sight to see.
Marco Jansen in SA20 (2023)
In the 2023 SA20 League, the SEC needed 67 runs in 30 balls from MICT to win. Rashid came to bowl in the 16th over and was humbled by Marco Jansen, who’s a bowler all-rounder, with 28 runs in total scored in this over.
Ball-by-ball summary of Rashid Khan’s over vs Marco Jansen
15.1 Rashid bowls a googly with a speed of 87 kmph, and Jansen waits for it to spin then delivers it above the square leg for a six.
15.2 Rashid bowls a drifter to invite Jansen for a drive and edges it towards the slip, going to four as the third man was under the 30-yard circle.
15.3 Jansen whacks the overpitched delivery by Rashid towards mid-wicket and adds up six runs to the scoreboard.
15.4 Rashid delivers another delivery near the slot, and Jansen slogs it in the mid-wicket area, a little bit directed towards Squarer.
15.5 Jansen blocks the ball directed towards the stumps by Rashid and gives no runs.
15.6 Jansen slogs it again with a sweep for a 75-meter six as Rashid gambles on the length outside off but does not work out in their favor.
Kieron Pollard in The Hundred (2024)
Kieron Pollard was struggling with scoring just 6 runs off 14 balls and completely changed the wind after 5 balls bowled by Rashid Khan. Southern Brave needed 49 of 20 balls to win from Trent Rockets, and Rashid came to bowl 5 balls.
Pollard makes room for the ball and clobbers it towards the wide, long-on region on a googly delivery by Rashid Khan.
Rashid bowls on the off stump with a length ball; Pollard waits and hits it with the sheer power of his biceps towards the long off. Pollard hits it bigger and longer again on the long off for a six on Rashid’s overpitched delivery.
Rashid bowls a short-pitched delivery and gets no turn, which Pollard sort pulls and sends it out of the ground, proper power hitting showcased by the Pollard.
Rashid bowls a fuller on the outside off, and Pollard manages to get it for a six for 5th consecutively, completely changing the scenario of the match and scoring 30 runs off 5 balls, which are the maximum runs possible to score out of legal deliveries.
Now Southern Brave needed just 19 off 15 balls and won the match from a dead end against the Trent Rockets.
Kieron Pollard !! ❤️🔥 absolute crazy stuff man ; smashed 5 sixes off 5 balls off Rashid Khan & won the game! He's a part time cricketer now but has still got it 🔥🔥 legend of the game,one of the best ever all rounders ❤️🔥🤝🏻#TheHundred • #KieronPollard pic.twitter.com/bXr3TvKLOE
— Ishaan 🔴 (@Ishaan_04) August 10, 2024
