Mujeeb ur Rahman records five-wicket haul on World Cup debut
T20 World Cup 2021: Mujeeb accounted for the wickets of George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington and Mark Watt.
Published : Oct 25, 2021 22:23 IST
Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman recorded a five-wicket haul on his T20 World Cup debut in a Super 12 game against Scotland in Sharjah on Monday.
Defending a target of 191, Mujeeb opened the bowling and finsihed with figures of 4-0-20-5, his best figures in T20I cricket. He scalped three wickets in a single over, which derailed Scotland in the chase and was bowled out for 60.
Afghanistan won the match by 130 runs, a record margin for the country in the format.
The 20-year-old accounted for the wickets of George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington and Mark Watt.
This was the eighth instance of a bowler claiming five wickets in a World Cup innings and the fifth best bowling figures.