Adil Rashid becomes first England men’s player to take 100 T20I wickets

Seasoned pro Adil Rashid became the first-ever England bowler to pick up 100 wickets in the T20I format on Tuesday. The leg-spinner achieved the distinguished feat during England’s first T20I against West Indies at Bridgetown. During the match, the 35-year-old took 2/25 in four overs, nabbing the wickets of Kyle Mayers and Shimron Hetmyer.

In 100 T20Is, Rashid has scalped 100 wickets at an average of 25.99 and a strike rate of 20.96, with a personal best of 4/2. The second on the list is pacer Chris Jordan (96 wickets in 88 matches) and the third place is occupied by legendary pacer Stuart Broad (65 wickets in 56 matches). Adil has also overtaken Moeen Ali to become England’s second most successful spin bowler ever. He usurped his partner-in-crime to become England’s eight-highest wicket-taker.

England’s leading spinner is Graeme Swann, who has 410 wickets to his name at an average of 27.77 in 178 matches, with the best figures of 6/65. He is the fifth-highest wicket-taker for England.