Rashid Khan won the Player-of-the-Match award for his match winning cameo.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan played a crucial cameo for Sussex Sharks in the quarter-final of the Vitality Blast. He smashed unbeaten 27 runs against Yorkshire Vikings to win the match by five wickets on Tuesday (August 24).
Rashid's innings included a helicopter shot which grabbed the attention of the fans. He has often played the trademark shot of former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and the youngster executed it perfectly once more.
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The 22-year-old walked into the chase in the 17th over in Durham with Sussex needing 43 from 21 balls to achieve the 178-run target. His knock made it possible for Sussex to win the match with 2 balls remaining.
Rashid came up with a helicopter shot when Sussex needed 33 from 17 deliveries. He comfortably cleared the boundary as the fielders watched the ball sailing over them.
Here's the video:
Recently, Rashid had taken the helicopter shot to golf. He has often unveiled the famous shot in cricket, but this time Rashid had pulled it off with a golf stick in his hands instead of a cricket bat.