Veteran spinner Adil Rashid turned the first-ever England bowler to finish 100 wickets within the T20I format on Tuesday. Rashid achieved this feat throughout England’s first T20I towards West Indies at Bridgetown. Throughout the match, the 35-year-old spinner took 2/25 in 4 overs, getting large wickets of Kyle Mayers and Shimron Hetmyer. In 100 T20Is, Rashid has taken 100 wickets at a median of 25.99 and a strike charge of 20.96, with the very best figures of 4/2. The second is pacer Chris Jordan (96 wickets in 88 matches) and the third place is occupied by legendary quick bowler Stuart Broad (65 wickets in 56 matches). Additionally, Adil has additionally turn into England’s second most profitable spin bowler ever. He overtook Moeen Ali to turn into England’s eight-highest wicket-taker and likewise the nation’s second-most profitable spinner.
Now, Rashid has taken 359 wickets in 254 matches at a median of 31.66 and a strike charge of 35.37, with the very best bowling figures of 5/27. He has 4 five-wicket hauls in worldwide cricket. Moeen has 358 wickets in 284 matches.
England’s main spinner is Graeme Swann, who has taken 410 wickets at a median of 27.77 in 178 matches, with the very best figures of 6/65. He’s the fifth-highest wicket-taker for England.
England’s highest wicket-taker is pacer James Anderson, who has taken 977 wickets in 396 matches at a median of 27.27, with the very best bowling figures of 27.27.
Coming to the match, England was put to discipline first by WI and made 171 of their 20 overs. Phil Salt (40 in 20 balls, with six fours and a six) and skipper Jos Buttler (39 in 31 balls, with 5 fours and a six) placed on a quickfire 77-run opening stand in simply 37 balls. However that was the one constructive from England’s batting as they saved dropping wickets later, although Liam Livingstone (27 in 19 balls, one 4 and two sixes) tried to counterattack.
Andre Russell (3/19) and Alzarri Joseph (3/54) have been the highest wicket-takers for WI. Romario Shepherd took two wickets whereas Akael Hosein and Jason Holder took a wicket every.
Chasing 172, Brandon King (22 in 12 balls, with two fours and two sixes), Kyle Mayers (35 in 21 balls, with 4 sixes) and Shai Hope (36 in 30 balls, with two fours and three sixes) contributed some helpful scores on the prime, however England spinners lowered WI to 123/6 in 14.4 overs.
Then, skipper Rovman Powell (31* in 15 balls, with three fours and two sixes) and Russell (29* in 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes) completed issues off with some power-hitting and guided WI to a four-wicket win with 11 balls to go.
Rehan Ahmed (3/39) was the decide of the bowlers for England.
WI is main the five-match T20I collection 1-0 and Russell took residence the ‘Participant of the Match’ award for his all-round present on his return.
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