{"id":68429,"date":"2024-06-08T06:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T06:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/afghanistans-rashid-khan-now-tops-list-of-t20-world-cup-captains-for-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T06:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T06:03:05","slug":"afghanistans-rashid-khan-now-tops-list-of-t20-world-cup-captains-for-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/afghanistans-rashid-khan-now-tops-list-of-t20-world-cup-captains-for-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan&#8217;s Rashid Khan now tops list of T20 World Cup captains for&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110813342,imgsize-40686.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Afghanistan&#8217;s Rashid Khan now tops list of T20 World Cup captains for&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Afghanistan&#8217;s Rashid Khan now tops list of T20 World Cup captains for&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Afghanistan skipper <!-- -->Rashid Khan<!-- -->&#8216;s bowling spell deflated New Zealand&#8217;s run-chase in the <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- --> on Saturday, when his four-wicket spell brought about a double record in the Group C match at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.<br \/>After pacer <!-- -->Fazalhaq Farooqi<!-- -->&#8216;s three-wicket opening burst rocked the Kiwis right at the start of their innings, Rashid&#8217;s leg-spin ended whatever life was left in New Zealand&#8217;s run-chase, culminating in an embarrasing 84-run defeat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong \">T20 WORLD CUP: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">Schedule <\/a><span class=\"strong \">| <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/points-table\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Points Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put in to bat by NZ captain Kane Williamson, Afghanistan scored 159 for 6, thanks to &#8216;Player of the Match&#8217; <!-- -->Rahmanullah Gurbaz<!-- -->&#8216; 80 off 56 balls and his 103-run opening stand with Ibrahim Zadran (44 of 41). <br \/>Defending that total, both Farooqi and Rashid registered identical figures of 4\/17, but for Rashid it was a record &#8212; the best ever by a captain in T20 World Cup history. <br \/>Before Saturday, the record was in the name of former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, who took 4\/20 against India during the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\">Top three bowling spells by a captain in T20 World Cup<\/span><br \/>4\/17 &#8211; Rashid Khan vs New Zealand, 2024<br \/>4\/20 &#8211; Daniel Vettori vs India, 2007<br \/>4\/20 &#8211; Zeeshan Maqsood vs Papua New Guinea, 2021<br \/>The win is also Afghanistan&#8217;s first ever against New Zealand in T20Is. They had lost all four of their previous matches against the BlackCaps in T20I history. <\/p>\n<p>With two wins in two matches, Afghanistan are now on top of Group C. 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