Shaheen Afridi loses Top Spot as Fastest Pacer to 100 ODI Wickets, Pakistan-origin bowler claims the Throne

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi has been dethroned from the summit spot as the fastest pacer to reach 100 ODI wickets.

The Pakistan pacer has lost his top status to another Pakistan-origin pacer, who has racked up the numbers in two fewer matches than Afridi.

Bilal Khan, the Oman seamer, made history on Thursday (July 25) by becoming the fastest seamer to reach 100 ODI wickets. He accomplished this milestone in just 49 matches, surpassing Shaheen Afridi's previous record. Afridi had achieved the same feat in 51 ODIs.

During Oman's ICC CWC League 2 match against Namibia, Bilal took three wickets, finishing with figures of 3/50 in his ten overs. His efforts helped restrict Namibia to a total of 196/9 after their allotted 50 overs.

Bilal debuted in ODIs in April 2019 and has since secured four five-wicket hauls in this format. His impressive record extends to T20s as well, where he has claimed 110 wickets in 78 games at an economy rate of 6.78.

When it comes to Indian pacers, Mohammed Shami is the quickest to get to a century of scalps as he achieved the milestone in 56 matches. Closely after Shami is Jasprit Bumrah, who got to the mark in 57 matches.

Fastest Seamers to Reach 100 ODI Wickets

Bilal Khan (Oman) - 49 ODIs

Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) - 51 ODIs

Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 52 ODIs

Shane Bond (New Zealand) - 54 ODIs

Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) - 54 ODIs

Brett Lee (Australia) - 55 ODIs

Trent Boult (New Zealand) - 56 ODIs

Mohammed Shami (India) - 56 ODIs

Jasprit Bumrah - 57 ODIs

Sandeep Lamichhane holds the overall record for being the fastest bowler to reach this milestone. The Nepalese spinner achieved it in just 42 matches. Afghanistan maestro Rashid Khan also reached this milestone quicker than Bilal.