Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test: Shaheen Afridi and 17 Pakistan bowlers who have picked 100 Test wickets

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Shaheen Afridi on Sunday became the 18th bowler from Pakistan to take 100 wickets in Test cricket. He achieved the feat on Day 1 of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle.

The 23-year-old, who is playing his first Test match in one year, struck on the second ball of the third over to dismiss Sri Lanka opener Nishan Madushka to claim his 100th Test wicket.

The left-arm pacer also dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne and number three batter Kusal Mendis to clean the top-three of the hosts.

The cracking return to Test cricket has made Shaheen Shah Afridi on the 18th Pakistan bowler to pick 100 wickets in Test cricket. He is now in the company of a few of the greats of the game.

List of Pakistan bowlers who have picked 100 or more wickets in Test cricket

1. Wasim Akram: 414 wickets in 104 matches
2. Waqar Younis: 373 wickets in 87 matches
3. Imran Khan: 363 wickets in 88 matches
4. Danish Kaneria: 261 wickets in 61 matches
5. Yasir Shah: 244 wickets in 48 matches
6. Abdul Qadir: 236 wickets in 67 matches
7. Saqlain Mushtaq: 208 wickets in 49 matches
8. Mushtaq Ahmed: 185 wickets in 52 matches
9. Saeed Ajmal: 178 wickets in 35 matches
10. Shoaib Akhtar: 178 wickets in 46 matches
11. Sarfraz Nawaz: 177 wickets in 55 matches
12. Iqbal Qasim: 171 wickets in 50 matches
13. Umar Gul: 163 wickets in 47 matches
14. Fazal Mahmood: 139 wickets in 43 matches
15. Intikhab Alam: 125 wickets in 47 matches
16. Mohammad Amir: 119 wickets in 36 matches
17. Mohammad Asif: 106 wickets in 23 matches
18. Abdul Razzaq: 100 wickets in 46 matches
19. Shaheen Shah Afridi: 102* in 26* matches

The youngster has the second-highest number of wickets among active Pakistan Test cricketers. Yasir Shah, who has not represented Pakistan since July 2022. is the only active Pakistan bowler who has picked Test wickets than Afridi.