Mohammed Shami, IND vs BAN:
In an explosive return post-injury, Indian cricket's star pacer Mohammed Shami is in formidable form, achieving a remarkable milestone. He has become the world's first bowler to take 200 wickets in One Day Internationals based on the fewest number of deliveries bowled.
Shami accomplished this feat on Thursday (February 20) during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Bangladesh. He set this record by taking his third wicket against Bangladesh in this thrilling contest.
No other Indian among Top-6 bowlers
In his One Day International journey, Shami claimed his 200 wickets in 5126 deliveries. Following him is Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who achieved the feat in 5240 deliveries. In the top-6 bowlers of this record, Shami stands as the only Indian.
Speaking of ODIs, Shami is now the second-fastest bowler globally and the first Indian to capture 200 wickets. He reached this milestone in 104 ODIs, while Mitchell Starc set his record in just 102 matches.
Fastest players to 200 ODI wickets (by deliveries)
5126 - Mohammed Shami5240 - Mitchell Starc5451 - Saqlain Mushtaq5640 - Brett Lee5783 - Trent Boult5883 - Waqar Younis
Fastest players to 200 ODI wickets (by matches)
102 - Mitchell Starc104 - Mohammed Shami/Saqlain Mushtaq107 - Trent Boult112 - Brett Lee117 - Allan Donald
India's top wicket-takers in World Cup-Champions Trophy
60 - Mohammed Shami59 - Zaheer Khan47 - Javagal Srinath43 - Ravindra Jadeja
Shami's 5-wicket haul against Bangladesh
In this riveting ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first, setting a target of 229 runs for India. Towhid Hridoy stood out with a century, scoring 100 runs. In response, Shami dominated with ball in hand, claiming five wickets for 53 runs, while Harshit Rana took three wickets.
India-Bangladesh match line-ups
Indian Team:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana
Bangladesh Team:
Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Zakir Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
