Rashid Khan replaces Dwayne Bravo on T20's top wicket-taker throne

Rashid achieved this historic milestone while playing for MI Cape Town in Qualifier 1 of SA20 against Paarl Royals

Qualifier 1 of SA20 2025 between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals saw history being made, as MI skipper Rashid Khan now holds the record for the most T20 wickets, taking his tally to 633—surpassing West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo’s record of 631 wickets. Rashid claimed the throne the moment he took his first wicket of the match, dismissing Dunith Wellalage. He then added Dinesh Karthik’s wicket to his tally, eventually helping his team win the match and qualify for the final of SA20 2025.

 

Highest wicket-takers in T20s

 

Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4W	5W
Rashid Khan	2015-2025	461	633	6 for 17	18.1	6.49	17	16	4
DJ Bravo	2006-2024	582	631	5 for 23	24.4	8.26	18	11	2
SP Narine	2011-2025	536	574	5 for 19	21.6	6.12	21	12	1
Imran Tahir	2006-2025	428	531	5 for 23	20	6.97	17	10	4
Shakib Al Hasan	2006-2024	444	492	6 for 6	21.5	6.79	19	11	5
AD Russell	2010-2025	538	466	5 for 15	25.6	8.71	18	9	1
CJ Jordan	2008-2025	396	416	4 for 6	27.2	8.62	19	7	0
Wahab Riaz	2005-2023	348	413	5 for 8	22.6	7.54	18	5	3
SL Malinga	2004-2020	295	390	6 for 7	19.7	7.07	17	10	5
Sohail Tanvir	2005-2022	388	389	6 for 14	26.4	7.49	21	7	2
Mohammad Nabi	2010-2025	430	369	5 for 15	24.7	6.96	21	7	1
YS Chahal	2009-2024	312	364	6 for 25	23.4	7.64	18	10	2

 

 

Rashid on achieving the milestone 

After the match, Rashid spoke to the media, describing his achievement as a great milestone while also expressing his surprise at having achieved such a feat. He admitted that if someone had asked him a decade ago, he would never have believed he could accomplish it. He also shared his pride in topping the table as a player from Afghanistan.

 

In an interesting statistical coincidence, Rashid bowled exactly 631 fewer deliveries than Bravo to reach the landmark of 632 wickets—a fact that would surely intrigue statistics enthusiasts.  Check ICC Champions Trophy 2025 full schedule, match timings (IST) here

 

Rashid four wickets away from T20Is throne 

After becoming the bowler with the most T20 wickets, Rashid will now be eyeing the throne of top wicket-taker in T20Is. As of today, the Afghanistan spinner has 161 wickets to his name and is second on the list of top wicket-takers in T20 Internationals, behind New Zealand’s Tim Southee, who has 164 wickets. Rashid needs three more wickets to equal the Kiwi legend’s tally and four more to surpass it.  Check latest news on ICC Champions Trophy 2025 here

 

Highest wicket-takers in T20Is

 

Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4W	5W
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	126	164	5 for 18	22.4	8	17	2	2
Rashid Khan (AFG/ICC)	2015-2024	96	161	5 for 3	13.8	6.08	14	8	2
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	129	149	5 for 20	20.9	6.81	18	6	2
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2014-2024	119	138	4 for 28	23.3	7.98	18	3	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2015-2024	106	132	6 for 10	21.6	7.51	17	3	2
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2019-2025	79	131	4 for 9	15.4	6.98	13	4	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	124	131	4 for 2	24.4	7.36	20	3	-
MR Adair (IRE)	2019-2024	88	127	4 for 13	19.2	7.7	15	4	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	109	120	4 for 11	22.2	7.03	19	3	-
H Ssenyondo (UGA)	2019-2024	90	118	5 for 8	13.5	5.28	15	7	1
SO Ngoche (KENYA)	2010-2024	98	117	4 for 14	16.5	5.87	17	3	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2024	95	117	5 for 19	21	7.16	18	2	1