Pallekele, Feb. 22 -- England spin veteran Adil Rashid overtook Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga to become the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup history.

The 38-year-old spinner continues to climb up the charts 17 years deep into international cricket, delivering a fine spell of 2/13 in 3.4 overs against Sri Lanka in a massive win over the co-hosts at Pallekele.

Now with this, in 35 T20 WC matches since his debut in 2009, Rashid has taken 39 wickets at an average of 22.66, with best figures of 4/2. He has two four-fers in his T20 WC career. Malinga had 38 wickets in 31 matches from 2007-2014 at an average of 20.07, with a five-wicket haul to his name.

In the ongoing tournament, he has eight wicket...