Indian pacer Mohammed Shami accomplished 200 ODI wickets on Thursday, becoming the fastest to achieve the milestone when it comes to balls taken. Shami completed this milestone during India’s ICC Champions Trophy campaign opener against Bangladesh in Dubai. Through the match, he bowled his full quota of 10 overs and looked in a pleasant rhythm. He ended his spell with 5/53 in 10 overs, getting wickets of Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Taskin Ahmed. In 104 ODIs, Shami has 202 wickets at a mean of 23.63, with best figures of seven/57. He has six five-wicket hauls as well. He’s India’s eighth-highest ODI wicket-taker.
Also, he has overtaken Zaheer Khan (59 scalps) to develop into India’s leading wicket-taker in ICC ODI tournaments, with 60 wickets in total. Within the ODI WC, he has 55 scalps in 18 matches at a mean of 13.52, with best figures of seven/57 and 4 five-wicket hauls. In his first ICC Champions Trophy match here, he has taken five wickets.
This can also be the perfect figures by an Indian pacer in CT history, and overall second next to Ravindra Jadeja, who took 5/36 against West Indies in 2013.
Coming to balls taken, Shami has taken 200 ODI wickets in only 5,126 balls, making him the fastest to accomplish that, outdoing Mitchell Starc, who did so in 5,240 balls.
By way of matches, Shami is the second fastest to 200 ODI wickets, tied with Pakistan legend Saqlain Mushtaq (104 matches). The fastest to 200 wickets in ODIs when it comes to matches is Starc, who reached the landmark in 102 matches.
Coming to the match, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. India reduced Bangladesh to 35/5 in the primary nine overs. Then a 154-run stand between Jaker Ali (68 in 114 balls, with 4 boundaries) and Towhid Hridoy (100 in 117 balls, with six fours and two sixes) helped Bangladesh reach 228 in 49.4 overs.
Shami (5/53) and Harshit Rana (3/31) were the highest wicket-takers for India, with Axar also getting two for 43 runs in his nine overs.
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