5 best ODI spells by Associate country bowlers

#2 Rashid Khan - 7/18 against West Indies at Gros Islet (2017)

Rashid Khan spun an inextricable web around the West Indies batsmen

A few weeks before they were awarded Full Membership, Afghanistan embarked to the Caribbean for a tour comprising three T20Is and three ODIs. Upon receiving a 0-3 whitewash in the shortest format of the game, the visitors were up against all odds when the focus shifted to the 50-over version.

With the track sporting a barren look to it, Afghanistan won the toss and predictably chose to bat first. Opener Javed Ahmedi's resourceful 81 propelled them to 212. In response, the West Indies top-order crawled to 68/2 at the end of the 22nd over. Skipper Asghar Stanikzai finally unleashed Rashid Khan on the overtly cautious Caribbean batsmen.

Rashid struck in each of his first two deliveries. While Jason Mohammad paid the price for hanging on the back foot, debutant Roston Chase was left befuddled by a rapid googly. The leg-spinner repeated the set against Shai Hope and Jason Holder in his very next over.

Although he missed the hat-trick on both occasions, Rashid had effectively killed West Indies' hopes by slicing through their wary middle-order. The wrist-spinner's googly was too hot to handle for Ashley Nurse and Alzarri Joseph. Fittingly, he sealed Afghanistan's memorable victory by castling Miguel Cummins. Rashid's sensational figures of 7/18 placed him fourth on the all-time list of best ODI spells.