Afghanistan took on Zimbabwe in the second T20I game on Thursday in Sharjah. Rashid Khanwho was on 199 T20I wickets, became the first player to grab 200 wickets in the shortest format. The 28-year-old trapped Tadiwanashe Marumani LBW for two runs with a flipper.

Rashid’s teammates were seen celebrating the moment in the dugout. The rest of the Afghan team soon flanked their star bowler to congratulate him.

Top five bowlers with most T20I wickets

Rashid Khan – Afghanistan – 200 wickets

Adil Rashid- England – 171 wickets

Ehsan Khan – Hong Kong – 165 wickets

Ish Sodhi – New Zealand – 165 wickets

Tim Southee – New Zealand – 164 wickets

Azmatullah Omarzai ton takes Afghanistan to 221

Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl first, and the hosts were at 38 for five at one stage. Brad Evans got the wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Akram in the first over. Ibrahim Zadran (1), Sediqullah Atal (17) and Shahidullah Kamal (0) fell soon to give Zimbabwe the upper hand.

Azmatullah Omarzai and Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai added 142 runs for the sixth wicket in 59 balls. Omarzai scored a brilliant 116 off 50 balls with 12 sixes and five boundaries. Ahmadzai, on the other hand, posted 52 off 27 balls. Rashid contributed 25 not out off six balls with four sixes.

Sikandar Raza’s century goes in vain

Chasing 222 to win, Zimbabwe were reduced to 82 for five at the end of 10 overs. Brian Bennett and Innocent Kaia added 39 runs for the first wicket inside four overs. Kaia was dismissed for 25 while Bennet was sent back to the dugout for 22.

Just when it seemed the visitors were staring at a massive loss, skipper Sikandar Raza stood tall and added an unbeaten 120 runs for the sixth wicket with Tafadzwa Tsiga. The 40-year-old Raza amassed 106 not out off 56 balls with five boundaries and nine sixes. Tsiga remained unbeaten on 31, but Afghanistan won the game by 19 runs.