Pakistan’s rising star Sufiyan Muqeem etched his name in the record books by achieving a remarkable milestone during the recently concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe.
The young player joined an elite group of T20I bowlers by taking the most wickets by a spinner in a three-match T20I series.
Muqeem took an impressive 9 wickets, equaling the record of prominent spinners like India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Pakistan’s Imad Wasim.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan holds the record for most wickets.
Most Wickets by Spinners in Three-Match T20I Series:
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 11 wickets vs Ireland (2019)
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 9 wickets vs Sri Lanka (2016)
- Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) – 9 wickets vs Zimbabwe (2024)
- Imad Wasim (Pakistan) – 9 wickets vs West Indies (2016)
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 9 wickets vs Ireland (2017)
Pakistan suffered a thrilling two-wicket defeat in the T20I final at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday.
Zimbabwe debutant Tinotenda Maposa performed excellently, securing a narrow victory for the hosts.
Maposa excelled with bowling figures of 1/12 and contributed an unbeaten 12 runs to guide Zimbabwe past Pakistan’s modest total of 132/7.
After the start of the Zimbabwe series, Pakistan now heads to South Africawhere they will play three ODIs, three T20Is and two Test matches from December 10 to January 7.
