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Top 5 batters who have scored the most runs against Rashid Khan in T20s

The Afghanistan spinner generally manages to get the better of most batters that he comes against, but these are 5 against whom he doesn't do that well

Rashid Khan has been an incredible spinner for Afghanistan

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Livingstone smashes the ball for a boundary
Liam Livingstone

1. Liam Livingstone (England) – 129 runs

The English batter has played against Rashid on 14 occasions and most of the times has done well. Livingstone is a hard-hitter of the ball who always plays with an aggressive approach. The batter has an impressive strike rate of 167.5 against the spinner. Rashid has managed to dismiss him 4 times.

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Kieron Pollard

2. Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – 125 runs

The West Indian has faced Rashid on 25 occasions. They have mostly faced off against each other in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rashid has managed to dismiss Pollard thrice. Though, Pollard hasn’t let Rashid take his wicket on most occasions, he hasn’t been able to score a lot of runs against the spinner either. That is why he only has a strike rate of 94.0 against Rashid.

Samson playing for the Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson

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3. Sanju Samson (India) – 116 runs

The Indian wicketkeeper batter has faced Rashid on 14 occasions most of which have come in the IPL. The Afghanistan spinner has found it quite hard to dismiss Samson and he has been able to do so on just 1 occasion. On the other hand, Samson has done pretty well against Rashid scoring at a strike rate of 113.7.

De Villiers playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore
AB de Villiers

4. AB de Villiers (South Africa) – 114 runs

Out of the 5 batters who have scored the most runs against Rashid, de Villiers has arguably been the most dominant one. He has faced Rashid on 10 occasions and though the Afghanistan spinner has managed to clinch his wicket thrice, the South African has most done quite well. He also has the best strike rate in comparison to the other 4 batters at 156.2.

Rishabh Pant playing for India in T20 WC
Rishabh Pant

5. Rishabh Pant (India) – 114 runs

Another Indian wicketkeeper batter who has caused problems for Rashid. The players have faced-off on 15 occasions and the Afghanistan spinner may have been able to dismiss him thrice, but Pant has looked good while batting against the spinner. The left-handed batter has a strike rate of 110.7 against Rashid.

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