Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian to 200 ODI wickets: Stats
What's the story
Star Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has completed 200 wickets in ODI cricket. Shami reached the landmark against Bangladesh in India's opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. The 34-year-old touched the 200-wicket mark with his third scalp and later went on to take a fifer. Notably, Shami is also the fastest Indian to complete 200 wickets in ODI cricket.
ODI career
Shami's stellar ODI career
Shami has been India's match-winner with the ball in ODI cricket. His impeccable seam movement with raw pace have bolstered Team India. The Indian pacer, in a career spanning over a decade, has taken 202 wickets from 104 ODIs at an average of 23.64. His tally includes six fifers and 10 four-wicket hauls. Shami made his ODI debut January 2013, against Pakistan.
List
Eighth Indian with this feat
Shami has become the eighth Indian to complete 200 wickets in ODI cricket. Anil Kumble, one of the greatest spinners across formats, has taken the most wickets for India in the format (334). The likes of Javagal Srinath (315), Ajit Agarkar (288), Zaheer Khan (269), Harbhajan Singh (265), Kapil Dev (253), and Ravindra Jadeja (226) follow Kumble on this list.
Milestone
Shami attains these feats
As mentioned, Shami is now the fastest Indian to 200 wickets in ODI cricket. He broke the record of Agarkar, who attained the feat in 133 ODIs. Only three other Indian bowlers have done this in less than 150 ODIs. Overall, Shami is the joint-second-fastest to touch the 200-wicket mark in ODIs, after Australia's Mitchell Starc (102 matches). Shami equaled Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq's feat.
Feat
100 wickets in Asia
With his first wicket in the ongoing Bangladesh game, Shami completed 100 ODI wickets in Asia. Playing his 53rd match in Asia, Shami now owns 104 wickets at 23-plus. In addition to 5 four-fers, he has claimed five five-wicket hauls with the best of 7/57. As per ESPNcricinfo, 87 of his 100 wickets in Asia have come in India at 24.89.
Record
Shami sets new record for 5-wicket hauls
Apart from his wicket-taking abilities, Shami also owns the record for the most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler in ODIs. He took his sixth ODI fifer during the match against Bangladesh. No other Indian bowler has even four fifers in this format. Only Starc has claimed more fifers (8) since 2013, Shami's debut year in ODIs.
Spell
Shami's performance restricts Bangladesh in Champions Trophy
Despite losing five wickets for a mere 35 runs, Bangladesh posted a competitive total of 228/10. The turnaround was largely due to a monumental 154-run partnership between centurion Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali. While Ali was dismissed for 68, Hridoy went on to smash his maiden ODI ton (100). Shami took two wickets with the new ball before breaking the Hridoy-Ali partnership.