Rashid Khan’s leg spin has troubled batters across opposition teams. Here’s a closer look at Rashid’s opponent-wise T20I performance.
Rashid Khan T20I Wickets by Opposition
| Opposition | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 1/23 | 26.00 | 6.50 | 24.0 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 15 | 30 | 4/12 | 10.60 | 5.48 | 11.6 | 3/0 |
| Canada | 1 | 2 | 2/19 | 9.50 | 4.75 | 12.0 | 0/0 |
| England | 2 | 3 | 2/17 | 11.33 | 4.25 | 16.0 | 0/0 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 4 | 2/10 | 14.25 | 5.18 | 16.5 | 0/0 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 3/26 | 31.66 | 7.91 | 24.0 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 21 | 45 | 5/3 | 10.08 | 5.97 | 10.1 | 3/2 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 1/14 | 14.00 | 3.50 | 24.0 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 6 | 4/17 | 13.33 | 6.66 | 12.0 | 1/0 |
| Oman | 2 | 2 | 2/14 | 25.00 | 6.25 | 24.0 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 13 | 3/38 | 15.92 | 6.46 | 14.7 | 0/0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6.25 | – | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 6 | 4/9 | 6.16 | 5.84 | 6.3 | 1/0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 2/28 | 43.50 | 9.66 | 27.0 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 2/31 | 33.00 | 6.60 | 30.0 | 0/0 |
| Uganda | 1 | 2 | 2/12 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 12.0 | 0/0 |
| UAE | 10 | 19 | 3/14 | 11.31 | 5.37 | 12.6 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 12 | 14 | 2/26 | 21.21 | 6.31 | 20.1 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 35 | 4/27 | 13.28 | 6.20 | 12.8 | 1/0 |
| Total | 115 | 193 | 5/3 | 13.73 | 6.04 | 13.6 | 9/2 |
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Key Insights on Rashid Khan’s T20I Performance by Opposition
Dominance Over Specific Opponents and Key Wicket Milestones
Rashid Khan has played against 20 teams in T20Is and has taken at least one wicket against 18 of them, with Papua New Guinea and South Africa being the only exceptions.
His wickets against Ireland are the most by any bowler against a single team in T20I history.
He is the only bowler to take 30 or more wickets against three different opponent teams: Bangladesh, Ireland, and Zimbabwe.
Rashid has dismissed eight batters four or more times in T20Is, with five of those batters hailing from Ireland.
He has dismissed Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl and Ireland’s Lorcan Tucker six or more times in the format.
Among all bowlers, he has taken the most T20I wickets against Bangladesh, the UAE, and Zimbabwe.
Record-Breaking Spells and Tactical Efficiency
Rashid produced his career-best bowling figures of 5 for 3 against Ireland in the 2017 Greater Noida T20I.
These figures of 5 for 3 stand as the best bowling performance by any bowler against Ireland in T20Is.
He is the only full-member bowler to pick up two five-wicket hauls against a single team (Ireland).
Against England, he maintains the best bowling economy rate of approximately 4.00 (minimum 30 balls bowled).
His bowling strike rate of around 6.00 is the lowest by any bowler against Scotland (minimum 30 balls bowled), while his average is the third-lowest against them.
The Afghani leg-spinner is the only bowler to strike a wicket after every seventh delivery in the death overs (17-20) in T20Is. See who has picked the most wickets at this phase of the T20I matches.
Captaincy Feats and Multi-Wicket Consistency
He is one of four full-member bowlers to take at least one four-wicket haul against five or more different teams.
Rashid is one of only six captains to grab 10 or more wickets against two different teams (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) in T20Is.
He is the only full-member bowler to record three or more four-wicket hauls against two teams: Ireland and Bangladesh.
