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.

Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman appeals successfully the dismissal of Scotland's Richie Berrington.

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.

AFG vs SCO - AS IT HAPPENED

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.