Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Imran Tahir Makes T20 History With Stunning Five-Wicket Haul
Imran Tahir is a 47-year-old cricket bowler who achieved a special T20 record.
He took five wickets in the match.
This was the sixth time he had taken five wickets in a T20 game.
His age also placed him among the oldest bowlers to achieve this feat.
The Amazon Warriors were chasing 120 runs.
They were struggling at 98 runs for five wickets with 22 runs still needed from 17 balls.
Quentin Sampson then scored 37 runs without being dismissed from only 11 balls.
His innings included five sixes and a four, helping the Amazon Warriors beat the Kings and hand them a third straight loss.
At age 47, Imran Tahir recorded a five-wicket haul in a T20 match.
The performance was Tahir’s sixth five-wicket haul in his T20 career.
Tahir was included among the oldest bowlers to take a T20 five-for.
The Amazon Warriors were 98/5 and needed 22 runs from 17 balls while chasing 120.
Quentin Sampson scored an unbeaten 37 from 11 balls to defeat the Kings, hitting five sixes and a four.
- Who
- Imran Tahir, Quentin Sampson, the Amazon Warriors, and the Kings.
- What
- Tahir took a five-wicket haul, while Sampson made an unbeaten 37 from 11 balls to complete the Amazon Warriors’ chase.
- Why
- Tahir’s performance was notable because it was his sixth T20 five-wicket haul at age 47; Sampson’s late hitting secured the win for the Amazon Warriors.
- Player
- Imran Tahir
- Age
- 47
- T20 five-wicket hauls
- Six
- Target
- 120 runs
- Amazon Warriors position
- 98/5, needing 22 from 17 balls
- Match-winning innings
- Quentin Sampson: unbeaten 37 off 11 balls
- Kings’ result
- Third consecutive defeat