3rd ODI, Pakistan's Mohammad Wasim claims three-fer versus SL: Stats
What's the story
Pakistan's Mohammad Wasim claimed a three-fer against Sri Lanka in the 3rd ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Wasim finished his 10-over spell with 3/47 as Pakistan kept Sri Lanka under the wraps. The visitors perished for a score of 211 in 45.2 overs. Besides Wasim's three-fer, the likes of Faisal Akram and Haris Rauf snapped up two wickets each.
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A fine performance from Wasim
Wasim was introduced in the 8th over. He picked up his 1st wicket in the form of Kamil Mishara (29). In his 2nd spell, he started by dismissing Kusal Mendis (34). In his 3rd spell, he picked up Jeffrey Vandersay in the 42nd over.
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Wasim races to 41 ODI scalps
Playing his 25th ODI, Wasim has raced to 41 wickets at 27.46. Notably, he opened his wickets account against the Lankans in what was his 3rd ODI against them. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 41 List A matches, the pace bowler has raced to 59 wickets at an average of around 31.