Rashid Khan equals Saqlain Mushtaq's feat achieve in 2002 with match-winning seven-fer against Zimbabwe

Rashid Khan registered a seven-wicket haul to help Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs to win a Test after 2021. Here's a look at the best bowling figures in a Test innings registered against Zimbabwe -
 

1. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan took 9 wickets for 51 runs from 40 overs against Zimbabwe in Kandy in 2002. Zimbabwe lost the Test by an innings and 94 runs. Muralitharan took 13 wickets in the Test.
 

2. Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 8 wickets for 39 froms from 16.5 overs against Zimbabwe in Mirpur in 2014. Bangladesh won the Test by three wickets. Islam took a total of 9 wickets in the Test.
 

3. Former Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took 8 wickets for 63 runs from 23 overs in 2016 in Harare. Sri Lanka won the Test by 257 runs. Herath bagged 13 wickets in the Test.
 

4. West Indies' left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie took 7 wickets for 37 runs from 14.5 overs against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2023. West Indies won the Test by an innings and 4 runs. He also bagged a six-wicket haul in the second innings.
 

5. Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq claimed 7 wickets from 24.5 overs and conceded 66 runs. Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Bulawayo in 2002. Mushtaq took 10 wickets in the Test.
 

5. Rashid Khan claimed 7 wickets for 66 runs from 27.3 overs in Bulawayo. Afghanistan won the Test by 72 runs. Rashid also registered the best bowling figures by an Afghan bowler in Test cricket.