Adil Rashid Surpasses Malinga, Becomes Joint 5th Highest T20WC Wicket-Taker

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Adil Rashid Surpasses Malinga, Becomes Joint 5th Highest T20WC Wicket-Taker

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News18•22-02-2026, 19:30

Adil Rashid Surpasses Malinga, Becomes Joint 5th Highest T20WC Wicket-Taker

•England's Adil Rashid overtook Lasith Malinga to become the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker in ICC T20 World Cup history.
•Rashid achieved this milestone with a fine spell of 2/13 against Sri Lanka in a massive win at Pallekele.
•He now has 39 wickets in 35 T20 World Cup matches since his debut in 2009, with a best of 4/2.
•Rashid also leveled with Mustafizur Rahman as the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker in T20Is, with 158 wickets.
•In the match, England scored 146/9, with Salt scoring 62, and then bowled out Sri Lanka for 95 runs.

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