Mohammed Shami on Wednesday became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in One-Day Internationals, reaching the mark in the first match of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand at Napier.
The previous fastest Indian to reach the mark was Irfan Pathan.
Mohammed Shami on Wednesday became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in One-Day Internationals, reaching the mark in the first match of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand at Napier.
Shami, 28, reached the mark with the wicket of New Zealand opener Martin Guptill in the second over. This was right-arm pacer's 56th game in the 50-over format.
The previous fastest Indian to reach the mark was Irfan Pathan (59). Zaheer Khan (65 matches), Ajit Agarkar (67) and Javagal Srinath (68) make up the top-five.
With his brilliant opening burst at McLean Park, the 28-year-old Shami continued his good showing in the limited overs format, having impressed in Australia prior to this five-match ODI series.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss at McLean Park and opted to bat first.
Playing XIs
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami