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

When it come to opening batters, the comparison between West Indian Chris Gayle and Aussie David Warner has become inevitable. The Chris Gayle vs David Warner debate has been raging on. Both the batters have been known for their aggressive approach and fearless batting.

Building a solid foundation for the team lies in the hands of the openers. A good start ensures that a team post a solid total on the board or chase down the target with ease.

Cricket, known as the gentleman’s game, has undergone a steady transformation include more aggression. The passiveness has given way to more ferocity over the years. In keeping with the new phenomena, the batting approach of the openers has become more attacking. Batters at the present time start attacking the bowlers for the word “go”.

Chris Gayle vs David Warner

When it come to opening batters, the comparison between West Indian Chris Gayle and Aussie David Warner has become inevitable. Both the batters have been known for their aggressive approach and fearless batting.

While Chris Gayle was known more for his “destructiveness”, David Warner is known for his consistency. Let us have a closer look at their stats in the while ball cricket to get a better view of their comparison.

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T20 International

Gayle scored 1899 runs in T20 Internationals in 75 innings at a strike rate of 137.50 and an average of 27.92. He has two hundreds and 14 half-centuries.  In his T20I career, the West Indies opener has smashed 158 fours and 124 sixes. He has the highest individual score of 117.

Warner, on the other hand, scored 3277runs from 110 innings at the strike142.47 and an average of 33.43. He has one T20I century in his kitty and 28 fifties. He has hit 337 fours and 122 sixes in his T20 International career. His highest individual score was 100 not out.

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ODI

Gayle has amassed 10480 runs from 294 innings at a strike rate of 87.19 and an average of 37.83. He has 25 hundreds and 54 half centuries in One Day Internationals. He smashed 1128 fours and 331 sixes. His highest individual score is 215.

Warne has 6932 ODI runs from 159 innings at a strike rate of 97.26 and an average of 45.30. In his ODI career, he smashed 22 centuries and 33 fifties. He has 733 boundaries and 130 maximums.  He has the highest individual score of179.

Let us reflect on some of the cricket celebrations we saw on the field after a bowler took a wicket:

The sport of cricket has undergone a sea change over the years. From being a gentlemen’s game in the long format, it has become a glitzy showpiece in the shorter formats. Cricketers have frequently taken the liberty to express their emotions.

Let us reflect on some of the cricket celebrations we saw on the field after a bowler took a wicket:

Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh while playing for Mumbai broke into a dance after dismissing the Universe Boss Chris Gayle. Chris Gayle often celebrated on the field with the Gangnam dance. This time Singh decided to give it back to him in his own way. He infused Bhangra into Gangnam which later came to be labelled as “Bhangnam” in one of the wild cricket celebrations.

The spinner dismissed Gayle when he was playing at just 18 runs. Singh could not stop himself after Ambati Rayudu completed the catch in a Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match in Indian Premier League 2013.

Chris Gayle

West Indies dashing batter Chris Gayle brought the Gangnam dance moves to the cricket field. He would groove whenever he got the opportunity not just in league games but also on international stages.

Chris Gayle's famous Gangnam Style dance celebration is a huge hit. How should we celebrate? pic.twitter.com/HrnynR6T

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 29, 2012

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Adam Gilchrist

The opening batsman Adam Gilchrist was not far behind when it came to the popular Korean dance. When the wicket-keeper bats decided to bowl for the first time in the Indian Premier League in 2013, he took the wicket of Harbhajan Singh in the first ball. This, most definitely, called for a celebration and what other than the Gangnam style to execute it. The Aussie cricketer improvised and gave his own version of the then-trending dance style.

When Adam Gilchrist did the Gangnam style dance #PepsiIPL pic.twitter.com/0dFXzrAiEL

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 19, 2013

Breaking into one of the most joyous cricket celebrations was a great way to bow out in what was his last Indian Premier League game.

Kieron Pollard

Big man Kieron Pollard has often shown his emotions on the field, mostly aggression. This time it was an emotion of utmost joy as he could not stop himself from performing a celebratory dance after taking the wicket of Andre Russell.

THAT FEELING WHEN YOU GET DRE RUSS!🏃💨

3⃣9⃣/6⃣ (9.4) pic.twitter.com/MxcZJjB21l

— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 17, 2023

Russell is currently in a red-hot form in the T20 format of the game. Dismissing him is a milestone for any bowler presently. In an MI New York vs  LA Knight Riders game in the Major League Cricket (MLC) last year Pollard removed Russell for just two runs.

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Dwayne Bravo

Popularly known as DJ Bravo, the Chennai Super Kings all-rounder often grooved to the “Champion” song on the field after taking wickets. In the later stages of his cricketing days, he danced to “Number One” to celebrate his wickets. He has displayed several instances of cricket celebrations.

New season! New celebrations from @DJBravo47 🎺🎺#TATAIPL #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/AbhLq5rj8h

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 26, 2022

West Indies’ star batter Nicholas Pooran scripted history by scoring 36 runs in just one over during the T20 World Cup 2024 Group Group C match against Afghanistan at the Daren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet.

Nicholas Pooran impressed one and all with his stunning batting display as he smashed the Afghan bowlers to all the corners of the ground and powered his side to a 104-run win.

Notably, Pooran achieved this historic feat with the help of five wides, four leg byes, and a no-ball bowled by Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai in the fourth over of the Windies’ innings.

Afganistan’s Omarzai started his over with a full and wide delivery, which Pooran smashed for a six over the third man. In the next ball, Omarzai overstepped and it was hit for a boundary. Things kept getting bad to worse for Omarzai as his next ball went for five wides.

Yes, you read that right. It was an attempted bouncer that flew over the keeper’s head. The free hit stayed, making it more difficult for Omarzai, however, Nicholas Poora failed to make the best of it.

Luck was truly against the Afghans as the third legitimate delivery of the over clipped Pooran’s pads and went for four leg byes, beating the keeper. Pooran smashed a four and two sixes off the remaining three balls of the over to etch his name on the history books.

Meanwhile, several records were broken during the West Indies vs Afghanistan match at the Daren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet.

List Of All The Records Broken During West Indies’ Sensational Innings vs Afghanistan

Nicholas Scored the most number of runs in an over in T20Is

This was only the fifth time in the history of T20 cricket when 36 runs were scored in an over.

Most runs in an over in T20Is

36 – Yuvraj Singh (IND) vs Stuart Broad (ENG), Durban, 2007
36 – Kieron Pollard (WI) vs Akila Dananjaya (SL), Coolidge, 2021
36 – Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh (IND) vs Karim Janat (AFG), Bengaluru, 2024
36 – Dipendra Singh Airee (NEP) vs Kamran Khan (QAT), Al Amerat, 2024
36 – Nicholas Pooran & Johnson Charles (WI) vs Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG), St. Lucia, 2024

Nicholas Pooran broke Chris Gayle’s record:

Nicholas Pooran surpassed Chris Gayle for the most sixes by a West Indies player in Men’s T20I history. Pooran smashed 8 sixes against Afghanistan, taking his tally to 128 sixes in T20I cricket and surpassing the ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle’s tally of 124 sixes.

Most T20I sixes by West Indies men’s players

Pooran became the joint-top six-hitter of the T20 World Cup 2024:

Nicholas Pooran’s stunning knock of 98 runs was laced with 14 fours and eight sixes. This knock pushed him right to the top of the six-hitters table of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.

Most sixes in T20 World Cup 2024

Highest Total for West Indies in T20I World Cup history:

The score of 218/5 by the West Indies was the highest total that they have managed to score in any edition of the T20 World Cup 2024. Their past best total was 205/6 against South Arica in Johannesburg in 2007.

West Indies’ highest totals at Men’s T20 World Cups:

Highest Powerplay scores in T20Is

West Indies scored 92 runs during the Powerplay in the game, beating the previous best Powerplay score of 91 runs by the Netherlands against Ireland at the T20I World Cup 2014.

Top-4 Highest Powerplay Scores in T20Is

Most runs conceded in one over:

Omarzai equaled the infamous record of most runs conceded in one over in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup. Azmatullah Omarzai conceded a total of 36 runs in one over during the Powerplay.

Pooran smashed 3 sixes and 2 fours during Omarzai’s second over, with some wayward bowling, thanks to which, Yuvraj Singh’s long-standing record for most runs in one over was equaled.

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In the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket, scoring a double century was once a rare achievement, but it has become more common in recent years. As of now, several cricketers have reached this milestone.

Here is a list of some notable players who have scored double centuries in ODI cricket:

1. Rohit Sharma:
   • 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014, which is the highest individual score in ODIs.
   • 209 runs against Australia in 2013.
   • 208* runs against Sri Lanka in 2017
2. Martin Guptill:
   • 237* runs against West Indies in 2015
3. Sachin Tendulkar:
   • 200* runs against South Africa in 2010
4. Shubman Gill:
   • 208 runs against New Zealand in 2023
5. Ishan Kishan:
   • 210 runs against Bangladesh in 2022
6. Glenn Maxwell:
   • 201* runs against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup
7. Amelia Kerr:
   • 232* runs against Ireland in 2018
8. Belinda Clark:
   • 229* runs against Denmark in 1997, the first female cricketer to achieve this feat
9. Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, and Fakhar Zaman are also among the players who have scored double centuries in ODI cricket

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most double centuries by any player in ODI cricket, with three to his name. His remarkable performances have solidified his place as one of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time.The evolution of the game towards more aggressive batting has seen an increase in double centuries being scored, showcasing the exceptional talent and skill of modern-day cricketers.It is worth noting that achieving a double century in ODI cricket requires not only exceptional skill but also immense concentration and stamina, making it a remarkable feat in the world of cricket.