Afghanistan’s T20 captain Rashid Khan has been struggling for consistent form since the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). For the first time in his T20 career, he bowled at an economy rate exceeding 9 for the Gujarat Titans. His performances in domestic T20 competitions have also been below his usual standards.
Currently featuring in England’s franchise league, The Hundred for the Oval Invincibles, Rashid set an unwanted record — conceding the most runs in a single match in the tournament’s history.
Despite securing Player of the Match awards in his previous two outings by taking three wickets in each game, Rashid endured a nightmare performance on Tuesday. He gave away 59 runs in just 20 balls without taking a wicket — the highest runs conceded in both his T20 and The Hundred career.
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒅 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 — 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒚,” 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆.
Rashid Surpasses Previous Unwanted Records
Before this, Rashid’s most expensive T20 spell came in the 2018 IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad, when he conceded 55 runs in four overs. He had also given away 54 runs twice (2023 and 2025), 51 runs in 2024, and 50 runs in three overs in the most recent IPL season.
In The Hundred, the previous worst figures belonged to David Wiese, who conceded 53 runs but managed to claim one wicket. Others on the list include David Payne (53/1), Steven Finn (51/1), and Chris Wood (49/0). Rashid has now gone past them all with his 59-run spell.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒅 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 — 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕,” 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Oval Invincibles Fall Short Against Birmingham Phoenix
Rashid’s poor day coincided with a loss for the Oval Invincibles. Batting first, they posted 180/8 in 100 balls, thanks to Donovan Pereira’s 63 off 29 balls and Jordan Cox’s 44 off 30. Birmingham’s Trent Boult, Adam Milne, and Benny Howell each took two wickets.
However, the total wasn’t enough, as Birmingham’s Liam Livingstone (69 off 27) and Will Smith (51 off 29) powered their side to victory with two balls to spare, winning by four wickets. England pacer Shakib Mahmud took three wickets for the Invincibles, but it wasn’t enough to turn the game around.
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