PAK vs BAN, ODI World Cup 2023: Pakistan star pacer returned to his wicket-taking run with the new ball in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 as he struck early in match 31 against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
With a couple of early breakthroughs, Shaheen achieved a milestone as he became the fastest pace bowler to reach 100 wickets in the ODI format.
The left-arm fast bowler reached the feat in only his 51st match after he got the better of Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan. Shaheen trapped Tanzid in front after which the on-field umpire gave the batter out.
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The batter decided to consult his non-striker, Litton Das and used the DRS. But replays showed that the ball crashed onto the stumps and the on-field decision stayed.
Bangladesh lost the first wicket with nothing on the board and in just the fifth ball of the opening over.
Shaheen also broke Saqlain Mushtaq’s 26-year-old record of being the fastest Pakistani bowler to 100 wickets in ODIs.
Shaheen achieved the milestone in only his 51st match as he picked up two early wickets to give a promising start with the ball to his team.
The left arm surpassed Australia's Mitchell Starc, who achieved the feat in 52 games. He also achieved the milestone four games faster than India's Mohammed Shami and five games than Jasprit Bumrah.
Pacers fastest to take 100 wickets
Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) - 51 matches vs Bangladesh (Kolkata, 2023)
Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 52 matches vs Sri Lanka (Colombo, 2016)
Shane Bond (New Zealand) - 54 matches vs England (Adelaide, 2007)
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) - 54 matches vs Pakistan (Lord's, 2019)
Brett Lee (Australia) - 55 matches vs England (Melbourne, 2003)
Trent Boult (New Zealand) - 56 matches vs West Indies (Christchurch, 2017)
Mohammed Shami (India) - 56 matches vs New Zealand (Napier, 2019)
Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 57 matches vs Sri Lanka (Leeds, 2019)
Shaheen's early wickets were followed by yet another blow as Haris Rauf reduced Bangladesh to 23/3 by getting rid of experienced Mushfiqur Rahim cheaply.
Talking about the match, Bangladesh opted to bat first as they made one change in the team by bringing in Towhid Hridoy for Mahedi Hasan.
On the other hand, Pakistan came up with three changes in their Playing XI as they brought in Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman, and Usama Mir to replace Imam ul Haq, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz.