Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal tops the list of the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket. He completed 100 ODI wickets in just 42 matches. He made this record in a match against Oman in Kirtipur. Rashid Khan of Afghanistan follows him. He completed 100 ODI wickets in just 44 matches. He made this record in a game against West Indies in Harare. Australia’s left-arm medium pacer Mitchell Starc is ranked third on the list of fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket. He completed 100 ODI wickets in just 52 matches. He made this record in a match against Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS).
S No. | Player | Team | Opposition | Ground | Matches |
1 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | v Oman | Kirtipur | 42 |
2 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | v West Indies | Harare | 44 |
3 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 52 |
4 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Gwalior | 53 |
5 | Shane Bond | New Zealand | v England | Adelaide | 54 |
6 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 54 |
7 | Brett Lee | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 55 |
8 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | v West Indies | Christchurch | 56 |
9 | Mohammed Shami | India | v New Zealand | Napier | 56 |
10 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 57 |
11 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | v Netherlands | Hamilton | 57 |
12 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | v West Indies | Basseterre | 58 |
13 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | v Australia | Rajkot | 58 |
14 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 59 |
15 | Irfan Pathan | India | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 59 |
16 | Morne Morkel | South Africa | v New Zealand | Kimberley | 59 |
17 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | v Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 60 |
18 | Shane Warne | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 60 |
19 | Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 60 |
20 | Nathan Bracken | Australia | v South Africa | Basseterre | 60 |
21 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 60 |
22 | Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | v Netherlands | Harare | 60 |
23 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | v India | Melbourne | 61 |
24 | Ian Bishop | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 61 |
25 | Chris Pringle | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 62 |
26 | Darren Gough | England | v Kenya | Canterbury | 62 |
27 | Stuart Broad | England | v Australia | Cardiff | 62 |
28 | Pat Cummins | Australia | v South Africa | Paarl | 62 |
29 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Pallekele | 63 |
30 | Allan Donald | South Africa | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 64 |
FAQs
1. Which bowler holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket?
Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket – 42 matches.
2. Which pacer holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket?
Mitchell Starc of Australia holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket – 52 matches.
3. Which is the only Afghanistan player to feature in the list?
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket – 44 matches.
4. Which Pakistani player holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets?
Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in ODI by a Pakistani – 53.