Rashid Khan – the Afghan spinner and his exploits in one day internationals
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the seventh occasion of an Afghan bowler to capture five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Rahmat Shah | 5.3 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | v U.A.E | Kuala Lumpur | 02 May 2014 |
| 2 | Hamid Hassan | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | v U.A.E. | ICCA Dubai | 04 Dec 2014 |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | v Ireland | Greater Noida | 17 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Jun 2017 |
| 5 | Rashid Khan | 8.3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13 Feb 2018 |
| 6 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10.0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 16 Feb 2018 |
| 7 | Rashid Khan | 9.0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 1 | v U.A.E. | Harare | 20 Mar 2018 |
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | v Ireland | Greater Noida | 17 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Jun 2017 |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | 8.3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13 Feb 2018 |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | 9.0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 1 | v U.A.E. | Harare | 20 Mar 2018 |
Rashid Khan is one of the twelve bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WW Davis | 10.3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 2 | Win | Aus | Leeds | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | Aaqib Javed | 10.0 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Sharjah | 25 Oct 1991 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | 10.0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Sharjah | 27 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | Waqar Younis | 10.0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Leeds | 17 Jun 2001 |
| 5 | WPUJC Vaas | 8.0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Colombo (SSC) | 8 Dec 2001 |
| 6 | GD McGrath | 7.0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Nam | Potchefstroom | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 7 | AJ Bichel | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Port Elizabeth | 2 Mar 2003 |
| 8 | Shahid Afridi | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Win | Providence | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 9 | TG Southee | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Wellington | 20 Feb 2015 |
| 10 | Imran Tahir | 9.0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | RSA | Win | Basseterre | 15 Jun 2016 |
| 11 | Rashid Khan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | Afg | Win | Gros Islet | 9 Jun 2017 |
| 12 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 2 | NZl | Win | Christchurch | 23 Dec 2017 |
Rashid Khan is one of the four spin bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below. His figures of 7 for 12 against West Indies at Gros Islet on 09.06.07 represent the second best bowling figures in an innings in the history of one-day internationals.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Win | Providence | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | Afg | Win | Gros Islet | 9 Jun 2017 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | 10.0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Sharjah | 27 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | Imran Tahir | 9.0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | RSA | Win | Basseterre | 15 Jun 2016 |
Rashid Khan is one of the three spin bowlers to capture six or more wickets on two or more occasions in the history of one-day internationals. Other two are BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BAW Mendis | 8.0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Karachi | 06 Jul 2008 |
| 2 | BAW Mendis | 9.0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 28 Nov 2008 |
| 1 | Rashid Khan | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | Afg | Ire | Greater Noida | 17 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | Afg | Win | Gros Islet | 09 Jun 2017 |
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | 10.0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 2 | Shahid Afridi | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Win | Providence | 14 Jul 2013 |
The wily leg-spinner has captured 96 wickets as on 20.03.18 and requires four more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he captures four wickets, he would then become the second Afghan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets after Mohammad Nabi who has taken 102 wickets. Seven more wickets would fetch him the record of most wicket taker amongst Afghan bowlers
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Mohammad Nabi | 96 | 93 | 748.0 | 30 | 3206 | 102 | 4/30 | 31.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 42 | 40 | 344.3 | 20 | 1358 | 96 | 7/18 | 14.14 | 4 | 4 |