Pacer Mohammed Shami on Tuesday became the fastest Indian to scalp 150 wickets in ODIs.
Shami achieved this feat during the first ODI of the three-match series against England at the Kennington Oval on Tuesday. The pacer took three wickets, which included the likes of Ben Stokes, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Buttler-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jos Buttler</a>, and Craig Overton.
He took a total of 80 matches to reach his 150 wickets and surpassed the record of former Indian pacer Ajit Agarkar, who took 97 matches.
Shami also became the joint-third fastest ever to take 150 ODI wickets along with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/australia-skipper-pat-cummins-labels-sri-lanka-test-series-as-a-reality-check-23235588" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Australia</a>'s Mitchell Stars (77 matches) and Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq (78 matches) hold the top-two positions for fastest bowlers to reach 150 ODI wickets.
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Coming to the match, Jasprit Bumrah's six-wicket haul and three wickets by Shami helped India to restrict England at 110 in the first innings of the ongoing first ODI of the three-match series, here at the Kennington Oval on Tuesday.
Apart from Bumrah and Shami, Prasidh Krishna took one wicket. For England, only Jos Buttler could play a decent innings as he scored 30 runs.
Opting to bowl first, Indian bowlers proved their captain Rohit Sharma's decision right as <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-eng-1st-odi-jasprit-bumrah-rattles-england-at-the-oval-23235681" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> wreaked havoc on England batters in the powerplay.
England registered their lowest-ever total against India in an ODI match. India now need a total of 111 runs to win in 50 overs.
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Shami achieved this feat during the first ODI of the three-match series against England here at the Kennington Oval on Tuesday

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