Imran Tahir is a legend – not just because he holds an impressive record, but also because he is 46, but still loves the sport like a youngster and is hungry to do well.
He was on fire in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and spun his team, Guyana Amazon Warriors, to an 83-run win with a five-wicket haul. Tahir ended the match with figures of 5-21 in four overs.
Warriors posted a challenging score of 211-3 after Shai Hope’s 82 and Shimron Hetmyer’s 63, and Tahir’s spell ensured that Falcons fell way short of the target. The stunning spell helped Imran Tahir shatter multiple records in T20 cricket.
Imran Tahir Breaks Multiple T20 Records
The spell of 5-21 helped Imran Tahir become the oldest captain to take a five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and the first after turning 40. Tahir, aged 46 years and 148 days, broke the record of Malawi captain Moazzam Ali Baig, who took a fifer against Cameroon in September 2024 at 39 years. Tahir also became the second-oldest player in the world behind Tomakanute Ritawa, who took 5/19 against Fiji in 2022, at the age of 46 years and 299 days, to take a five-wicket haul in T20s.
Most Five-Wicket Hauls In T20s
Tahir also joined David Weise, Shaheen Afridi, Lasith Malinga, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the list of top five players with the most five-wicket hauls in T20 cricket.
| Player | Five-Fors |
| David Weise | 7 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 5 |
| Lasith Malinga | 5 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5 |
| Imran Tahir | 5 |
Imran Tahir’s T20 Record
Imran Tahir has played 436 T20 matches across competitions, taking 554 wickets, and stands fourth in the list of most wickets behind Rashid Khan, Dwayne Bravo, and Sunil Narine. Tahir has aged like a fine wine. Since turning 40, Tahir has played 200 T20s, picking up 266 wickets at an economy rate of 6.86.