PAK vs BAN: Shaheen Afridi joins the 100 ODI wickets club, becomes fastest Pakistan bowler to do so

Shaheen Shah Afridi has surely brought smiles to the faces of Pakistani fans as he achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the fastest bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets during the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 league match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. Afridi accomplished this milestone in just 50 matches, surpassing Saqlain Mushtaq's previous record of 53 matches.

Fastest Pakistan bowler to 100 ODI wickets:

1) Shaheen Afridi - 50 matches

2) Saqlain Mushtaq - 53 matches

3) Waqar Younis - 59 matches

4) Shoaib Akhtar - 60 matches

5) Naved-ul-Hasan - 65 matches

At just 23 years of age, Shaheen Shah Afridi also earned the milestone of being the quickest fast bowler to achieve 100 wickets, outpacing Australia's Mitchell Starc's previous record of 52 ODIs.

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Fastest fast bowler to 100 ODI wickets:

1) Shaheen Afridi - 50 matches

2) Mitchell Starc - 52 matches

3) Shane Bond - 54 matches

4) Mustafizur Rahman - 54 matches

5) Brett Lee - 55 matches

Fans expressed their excitement on social media, particularly after the fast bowler claimed two early wickets – Tanzid Hasan (0) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (4) – in Match 31 of the tournament.

This game is crucial for Pakistan, and they must secure a victory to maintain even a faint hope of reaching the tournament's semi-finals. However, they will also have to rely on other match results going in their favour for this scenario to materialize.