Best BBL bowling figures: Rashid Khan’s career-best bowling figures among best bowling figures in BBL

Best BBL bowling figures: The spinner from Adelaide Strikers has picked the third-best bowling figures in the Big Bash League.

During the 46th match of the ongoing 11th season of the Big Bash League between Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers in Brisbane, Adelaide Strikers spinner Rashid Khan picked career-best bowling figures to propel his team to a massive 71-run victory.

Chasing a 162-run target, Brisbane Heat were bundled out for 90 in 15 overs as Khan ran through their batting lineup to pick match-winning bowling figures of 4-0-17-6.

Introduced into the attack for the first time in the seventh over, Khan leaked 11 runs in his first over. It was only a matter of time when the 23-year old player was among the wickets dismissing Sam Heazlett (0) and Jake Lehmann (0) in his second over to register a team hat-trick for Strikers.

In his second spell, Heat’s Will Prestwidge (0) unsuccessfully took on Khan only to give away a straightforward catching opportunity to Jake Weatherald at long-on.

With the match already turning in their favour, Khan sent back Matthew Kuhnemann (1), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) and Liam Guthrie (0) in his last BBL 2021-22 over. Playing his 300th T20 match, Khan couldn’t have had a better outing than picking his fourth T20 five-wicket haul and his first one in the Big Bash League.

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With Afghanistan and Netherlands scheduled to play a three-match ODI series in Doha later this month, Khan won’t take any further part in BBL 11 to be available for national duty.

Best BBL bowling figures

Player	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Team	Opposition	Venue	Year
Lasith Malinga	4	1	7	6	Melbourne Stars	Perth Scorchers	WACA	2012
Ish Sodhi	3.3	0	11	6	Adelaide Strikers	Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium	2017
Rashid Khan	4	0	17	6	Adelaide Strikers	Brisbane Heat	Gabba	2022
Daniel Christian	4	0	14	5	Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval	2017
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	0	15	5	Brisbane Heat	Hobart Hurricanes	Gabba	2020
Sean Abbott	4	0	16	5	Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	2016
Peter Siddle	3.3	0	16	5	Adelaide Strikers	Hobart Hurricanes	Aurora Stadium	2020
Adam Zampa	3.2	0	17	5	Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Strikers	MCG	2021
D’Arcy Short	4	0	21	5	Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval	2020
Samuel Badree	4	0	22	5	Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Stars	MCG	2016