Fewest matches taken by bowlers to reach 100 ODI wickets

Picking up wickets is a delight for bowlers no matter which format they bowl in. Getting batters out and also containing the runs is their job in any cricketing format. Reaching a landmark of 100 wickets is an exceptional achievement for any player. Few quality bowlers have got to the feat in a fewer number of matches in the history of one-day internationals.

Let’s take a look at the bowlers with the fewest matches taken to reach 100 wickets in ODI cricket:

3. Saqlain Mushtaq (53)

Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq occupies the third spot on the list. The right-arm off-break bowler reached the feat of 100 wickets in his 53rd ODI match against Sri Lanka in Gwalior in the year 1997. He took figures of 3/43 in 9.5 overs in the second match of the Pepsi Independence Cup. Mushtaq, who had made his ODI debut in the year 1995, took one year and 225 days to get to the magical number of 100 wickets.

2. Mitchell Starc (52)

One of the most lethal fast bowlers in the world of cricket right now, Australia’s Mitchell Starc is the second name on this chart. The left-arm pacer got to the landmark in his 52nd One-day match against Sri Lanka in Colombo in the year 2016. He delivered a spell of 3/32 with one maiden in ten overs. Starc, who made his debut in the year 2010, took five years and 306 days to complete the feat.

1. Rashid Khan (44)

Afghanistan’s premier spinner Rashid Khan tops this elite list. He is the quickest amongst all bowlers in history to reach the milestone of 100 scalps. One of the top spinners in the white-ball format right now, Rashid got to the feat in his 44th game against West Indies in Harare in the year 2018. The wily bowler delivered a spell of 1/42 in nine overs in the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier match.