Overview:
Tahir has become the second oldest bowler to take five wickets in T20 cricket. The first number in this list is Tomakante Ritava of Cook Islands, who touched the 5/19 figure against Fiji in 2022.
Delhi: Former South African spinner Imran Tahir once again proved that age is just one number. In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, he took 5 wickets in the match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons while playing for Gayana Amazon Warriors. Due to his fatal bowling, Gayana won this match by 83 runs.
History created as the oldest captain
46 -year -old Imran Tahir was also captaining in this match and now he has become the oldest captain in T20 history who has taken five wickets in an innings. Earlier this record was the name of Malawi’s Moazzam Ali Bag, who took 5 wickets against Cameroon in 2004.
Become the second oldest bowler
Tahir has become the second oldest bowler to take five wickets in T20 cricket. The first number in this list is Tomakante Ritava of Cook Islands, who touched the 5/19 figure against Fiji in 2022.
Veterans equal to the list of bowlers taking five wickets
This was Tahir’s fifth time in T20 cricket. He has equaled Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Shaheen Afridi with this figure. All of them have a record of taking five wickets in the innings five times in T20. Tahir has played 436 matches in this format so far and has taken 554 wickets. He has played in many T20 leagues around the world and is still performing brilliantly.
Gayana’s strong batting
In this match, Gayana batted first and scored a huge score of 211/3 in 20 overs. There was a big partnership of 106 runs between Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer. Hope scored 82 runs. In the end, Romariyo Shepherd hit 25 runs in just 8 balls and brought the team to 200.
Tahir caused havoc
In response, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons started poorly. Dwayne Pretorians dismissed both openers in the first three overs. After this, Tahir showed amazing in bowling. He dismissed Shakib Al Hasan and Imad Wasim in the seventh over. Then in the ninth over, Shamar moved Springer and in the 14th over, Usama Mir and ODI McCoy were also sent to the pavilion.
