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Nepal cricketer becomes fastest to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket

Published on April 21, 2023

Nepal leg spinner, Sandeep Lamichhane has made a world record in ODI cricket. Coming from an associate member of the Apex Council, he has completed his 100 ODI wickets in only his 42nd game. Sandeep did it in the ongoing ACC Premier Cup game against Oman. The right-arm leg break bowler has taken three wickets for 45 runs in eight overs. He has the opportunity to pick a fifer.

Talking about Lamicchane, he made his ODI debut in 2018 and has played 42 games including the ongoing one. Ahead of the game, he was standing on 99 wickets. With the wicket of Adeel Shafique, Sandeep completed his 100 wickets in the 50-over format. Talking about the game between Nepal and Oman, the home team, Nepal is in a strong position to win this game.

After getting 310/8, Nepal has only conceded 215/8 in 45 overs, needing to defend 96 runs in 30 balls.

List of players being fastest to 100 ODI Wickets (Excluding Sandeep Lamichhane)

Player	Country	100 Wickets			Career
Player	Country	Matches	Date	Wickets	Matches	Wickets	Avg
1	Rashid Khan*	Afghanistan	44	25/03/2018	100	86	163	18.55
2	M A Starc*	Australia	52	21/08/2016	101	110	219	22.10
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	53	12/05/1997	101	169	288	21.79
4	Mustafizur Rahman*	Bangladesh	54	05/07/2019	103	86	142	24.87
5	S E Bond	New Zealand	54	23/01/2007	101	82	147	20.88
6	B Lee	Australia	55	25/01/2003	100	221	380	23.36
7	T A Boult*	New Zealand	56	23/12/2017	101	99	187	23.98
8	Mohammed Shami*	India	56	23/01/2019	102	90	162	25.99
9	J J Bumrah*	India	57	06/07/2019	102	72	121	24.31
10	M J Henry*	New Zealand	57	04/04/2022	103	67	119	25.05
11	Kuldeep Yadav*	India	58	17/01/2020	101	81	134	27.49
12	Imran Tahir	South Africa	58	15/06/2016	105	107	173	24.84
13	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	59	01/02/1993	101	262	416	23.84
14	M Morkel	South Africa	59	22/01/2013	102	117	188	25.32
15	I K Pathan	India	59	19/04/2006	102	120	173	29.72
16	S K Warne	Australia	60	06/12/1996	101	194	293	25.74
17	Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan	60	21/04/2002	105	163	247	24.98
18	Y S Chahal*	India	60	06/02/2022	103	72	121	27.13
19	N W Bracken	Australia	60	24/03/2007	100	116	174	24.37
20	D K Lillee	Australia	60	09/06/1983	101	63	103	20.83
21	I R Bishop	West Indies	61	15/12/1995	100	84	118	26.50
22	C E L Ambrose	West Indies	61	16/01/1992	101	176	225	24.13
23	P J Cummins*	Australia	62	29/02/2020	101	75	124	27.61
24	D Gough	England	62	18/05/1999	102	159	235	26.42
25	S C J Broad*	England	62	24/06/2010	103	121	178	30.13
26	C Pringle	New Zealand	62	26/03/1995	100	64	103	23.87
27	B A W Mendis	Sri Lanka	63	26/07/2013	102	87	152	21.87
28	A A Donald	South Africa	64	03/10/1996	100	164	272	21.79
29	L E Plunkett	England	64	18/01/2018	100	89	135	29.70
30	K Rabada*	South Africa	64	06/03/2019	102	89	137	27.95
31	J R Hazlewood*	Australia	64	03/09/2022	101	69	108	25.61
32	Naved-ul-Hasan	Pakistan	65	09/08/2009	100	74	110	29.28
33	A Zampa*	Australia	65	29/03/2022	101	79	131	28.47
34	D W Fleming	Australia	65	21/10/1999	102	88	134	25.39
35	M G Johnson	Australia	65	30/09/2009	100	153	239	25.26
36	Z Khan	India	65	14/03/2003	101	200	282	29.44
37	J N Gillespie	Australia	66	20/02/2004	100	97	142	25.43
38	Umar Gul	Pakistan	67	09/11/2009	100	130	179	29.35
39	A U Rashid*	England	67	16/06/2018	100	125	183	32.21
40	S T Finn	England	67	05/03/2017	100	69	102	29.37
41	A B Agarkar	India	67	08/12/2000	100	191	288	27.85
42	J Garner	West Indies	67	12/02/1985	101	98	146	18.85
43	J E Taylor	West Indies	68	11/10/2014	102	90	128	29.53
44	S L Malinga	Sri Lanka	68	13/08/2010	102	226	338	28.88
45	Junaid Khan	Pakistan	68	20/07/2018	100	76	110	29.24
46	K A J Roach*	West Indies	68	06/03/2018	100	95	125	31.08
47	J Srinath	India	68	05/11/1994	100	229	315	28.09
48	S M Pollock	South Africa	68	26/03/1999	102	303	393	24.51
49	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	69	24/06/2008	100	153	207	29.30
50	M Ntini	South Africa	69	13/04/2003	100	173	266	24.66
51	C J McDermott	Australia	69	13/03/1991	100	138	203	24.72
52	Mohammad Sami	Pakistan	69	09/04/2005	101	87	121	29.48
53	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan	69	22/10/1988	101	104	132	26.17
54	M A Holding	West Indies	69	12/01/1985	102	102	142	21.37
55	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan	69	30/10/2000	100	265	269	31.84
56	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	69	28/08/2012	102	113	184	22.73
57	W B Rankin	Ireland	69	19/05/2019	100	75	106	27.88
58	K D Mills	New Zealand	69	14/12/2007	100	170	240	27.02