Aman Trivedi
Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi clinched 5 wickets haul, helped to claim victory against Uganda bt 125 runs in their T20 World Cup 2024 opener.
Farooqi scalped five wickets and leaked only 9 runs as Afghanistan bundled out Uganda for 58, in the chase of 184.
With this, he became the first bowler in T20 in T20 World Cup 2024 to claim a five-wickets haul.
He surpassed England's Sam Curran, who had registered figures of 5/10 against Afghanistan in 2022
The best figures have been registered Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, who recorded 6/8 against Zimbabwe in 2012.
2nd player on the list is Former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath with the figures of 5/3 against New Zealand in 2014.
Former Pakistan pacer Umar Gul is 3rd on the list with the figures of 5/6 against New Zealand in 2009.