Five wicket haul in international cricket on one’s birthday! You think unbelievable?But this is what Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has achieved in the ongoing one day series against South Africa.By doing so Khan has become the first cricketer in 53-year history ofODI cricket to take 5 wickets on his birthday.Rashid Khan turned 26 on Friday.
With Rashid’s superb bowling Afghanistan made history by registering their first ODI series victory against South Africa with a sensational 177run win in the second match of the three -match series in Sharjah, UAE. Rashid Khan ended with figures 9-1-19-5.Opener Rahmanulah Gurbaz’s ton and half-centuries by Rahmat Shah and Omarzai helped Afganistan post a challenging total of311-4 which proved quite difficult for South Africa.