Top 8 highest wicket-takers in T20 cricket

Star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan scripted history by surpassing West Indies legend Dwayne Bravo to become the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket. Rashid achieved this remarkable feat during MI Cape Town's Qualifier One match against Paarl Royals in the SA20 league.

"It's a great achievement," Rashid told the broadcaster. "I never thought about it, if you asked 10 years before this if I would get there. It's a proud feeling to be from Afghanistan and to be at that level where you top the table. DJ (Bravo) is one of the best T20 bowlers. It's a great honour and I'm looking forward to continuing."

Rashid now boasts an impressive tally of 633 wickets in 461 T20 matches, maintaining an outstanding bowling average of 18.07. His best bowling figures stand at 6/17, and he has registered four five-wicket hauls in his career. In comparison, Bravo, who enjoyed an illustrious 18-year T20 career, accumulated 631 wickets in 582 matches at an average of 24.40, with best figures of 5/23 and three five-wicket hauls.