Watch: Playing against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Shaheen Shah Afridi became the fastest pace-bowler to reach 100 wickets in men’s ODIs.
Shaheen entered the Bangladesh match in Kolkata with 99 wickets from 50 ODIs, starting with four dot balls after Shakib Al Hasan came into bat.
Tanjid Hasan Tamim wasn’t able to advance as much as he wanted in the fifth round and was hit with a top edge. Nitin Menon had eliminated him in advance. Tanjid checked the situation and the camera showed the ball hit the top of the stumps.
Tangid became Shaheen’s 100th ODI wicket. With 51 ODIs, Shaheen was the fastest fast bowler to reach the milestone in the format, one game ahead of Mitchell Starc’s previous record.
Shaheen also broke Saqlain Mushtaq’s Pakistan record of 53 ODIs. Waqar Younis, 59, previously held the record for Pakistan’s fast bowlers.
However, the two spinners needed fewer games to reach 100 ODI wickets. Rashid Khan only needed 44 matches while Sandeep Lamichh only needed 42 matches.
In the next over, Shaheen Nazimul picked up Hossain Shant and caught it at square leg to reach 101 wickets, while Hasan Rauf removed Mushfiqur Rahim in the 6th over.
After seven overs, Bangladesh were 27-3 with Litton Das and Mahmudullah (0). Bangladesh will be aiming for their second win in the tournament after four consecutive losses, while Pakistan will be looking to halt their slide in the standings after four consecutive losses.
Watch Shaheen Shah Afridi become the quickest to 100 ODI wickets:
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