Rashid makes magic, and a world record

“It’s a proud feeling topping the table when you’re from Afghanistan.” – Rashid Khan

Telford Vice / Cape Town

IT’S an intriguing list, and as of Tuesday at St George’s Park it has a new leader. When Rashid Khan cleanbowled Dunith Wellalage, he became the world’s leading wicket-taker in men’s T20s.

Khan speared the flatfooted left-hander’s guard with what, to a right-hander, would have been a jagging leg break. It clattered into off stump, and the LEDs lit up the night.  

That took ...