Bahrain Pacer Ali Dawood Claims Second-best Figures In Men's T20I History
T20 World Cup Asia: Bahrain pacer Ali Dawood etched his name into the record books by picking 7-19, the secondbest figures in mens T20I history, against Bhutan. The 33yearold seamer became only the second bowler after Malaysias Syazrul Idrus to take seven wickets in a T20I. His efforts dismantled Bhutans chase in Gelephu and sealed a 35run win for Bahrain in the third match of their fivegame series. Introduced in the third over, Dawood struck twice to leave the hosts tottering at 11/3, before returning late to rip through the lower order. Dawood, who was born in Sialkot in Pakistan, claimed three wickets in the 16th over and two more in his next over to finish with 7-19. Despite having a 67run fourthwicket stand, Bhutan were bowled out for 125, handing Bahrain, who made 160/4, a 21 lead in the fivematch series. Dawood now sits behind seamer Idrus, who picked an incredible 7-8 against China during an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier match at Bayuemas Oval in 2023. Incidentally, all of his seven wickets were bowled dismissals. Singapores Harsha Bharadwaj (6-3 against Mongolia in 2024), Nigerias Peter Aho (6-5 against Sierra Leone in 2021) and Indias Deepak Chahar (6-7 against Bangladesh in 2019) complete the top five performances in mens T20I format. Dawood now sits behind seamer Idrus, who picked an incredible 7-8 against China during an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier match at Bayuemas Oval in 2023. Incidentally, all of his seven wickets were bowled dismissals. Also Read: Live Cricket Score For now, with this spell, Dawood has now 96 wickets from 64 T20Is at an average of 14.10. His economy rate is at a measly 5.96. The one against Bhutan was his maiden fifer in T20Is, in addition to the three four-wicket hauls Dawood has. Article Source: IANS
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