Afghanistan’s Skipper Asghar Afghan equals M.S Dhoni’s record in T20

Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan has achieved a massive accomplishment in his recent T20I clash against Zimbabwe on Friday,19th March in Abu Dhabi. His side secured a comprehensive 45-run win against Sean Williams-led Zimbabwe in the second T20I. While winning this match for his country, skipper Asghar Afghan  also unrecognizably equaled former India skipper M.S Dhoni’s T20I record. Both Asghar and Dhoni are now on level in terms of leading their respective countries to win. For stats porpose both Dhoni and Afghan have 41 victories in the shortest format of the game.

MS Dhoni had won 41 games in 72 T20I matches as India captain with a winning percentage of 59.28 percent while Asghar has won 41 games as Afghanistan skipper in 51 matches and has a winning percentage of 81.37. Dhoni has led Team India in 72 T20I matches, which also include the historic 2007 T20 World Cup triumph. Asghar, on the other hand, has led the Afghanistan team in 51 T20Is. Afghanistan has sealed a 2-0 unbeatable lead in the 3-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan won the 2nd T20I by a handsome 45-run margin at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday, 19th March.

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Meanwhile the England Skipper, Eoin Morgan is on 3rd position with 33 wins.