Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to 100 One-Day Internationa (ODI) wickets on Wednesday.
Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to 100 One-Day Internationa (ODI) wickets on Wednesday.
The pacer reached the landmark during the first ODI between India and New Zealand at the McLean Park, Napier.
Shami, who took 56 ODIs to get to 100 wickets, bettered Irfan Pathan's 59 matches.
Here is a list of Indian bowlers with fewer matches to 100 ODI wickets:
Mohammed Shami - 56 matches
Irfan Pathan - 59 matches
Zaheer Khan - 65 matches
Ajit Agarkar - 67 matches
Javagal Srinath - 68 matches
While Shami equalled New Zealand pacer Trent Boult (56 ODIs) in his record of fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets, he surpassed Pakistan's legend Waqar Younis (59 ODIs) and South African spinner Imran Tahir (58 ODIs).
In the second over of the day, Shami bowled an inswinger and as Guptill tried to hit it with hard hards, he only managed an inside edge that landed on his stumps.
Shami struck again in his second over when his indipper beat the opener, Colin Munro. The Kiwi batsman didn't move as he tried to drive in the gap between his bat and ball before getting bowled.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat against India on Wednesday.
Both wrist spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal - figured in the India playing XI, apart from all-rounder Vijay Shankar. Dinesh Karthik has been dropped at the expense of Ambati Rayudu, while Kedar Jadhav retained his place.
Mitchell Santner and Doug Bracewell returned for New Zealand.
India vs New Zealand: Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham, Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
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