The Malaysian seamer Syazrul Idrus made history by becoming the first bowler to take seven wickets in men’s T20 Internationals. On Wednesday, July 26, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, he accomplished the accomplishment during the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B 2023 match against China.
Idrus’ seven-wicket haul beat Peter Aho of Nigeria’s previous record for the greatest bowling stats in men’s T20Is. When Nigeria faced Sierra Leone in 2021, the 20-year-old Aho went 6 for 5. Dinesh Nakrani of Uganda and India pacer Deepak Chahar are tied for third best with 6 for 7. Against Bangladesh in 2019, Chahar took six wickets, while in 2021, Nakrani took six wickets against Lesotho.
Previously a spin bowler for Sri Lanka, Ajantha Mendis has two six-wicket hauls to his credit: 6/8 against Zimbabwe in Hambantota in September 2012 and 6/16 against Australia in Pallekele in August 2011. Men’s T20 international bowlers who have taken six wickets include senior Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (6/25), left-arm pacer Obed McCoy (6/17) and left-arm spinner Ashton Agar (6/30), as well as Namibian pacer JJ Smit (6/10).
Malaysia defeats China by eight wickets thanks to Syazrul Idrus’ seven-for.
After choosing to bat first, China reached 12 for no loss in four overs. The first ball of Syazrul Idrus’ second over, though, bowled Wang Liuyang for three runs. In the following over, the 32-year-old claimed three more wickets, bringing his total to four.
He finished with statistics of 7/8 after taking two more wickets in his final over. As Malaysia defeated Chinna for a pitiful total of 23, Pavandeep Singh and Vijay Unni both bagged up wickets.
Malaysia was at 3 for 2 after two overs of the chase after losing the openers Syed Aziz and Muhammad Amir for ducks. However, Virandeep Singh helped his team win the game in 4.5 overs with a score of 19 off just 14 balls.
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