Wanindu Hasaranga Becomes Second Fastest to Join T20I 100 Wickets Club

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Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga joined the T20I 100 wickets club on Monday (February 19) during the 72-run victory over Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.

Hasaranga, who finished with figures of 2/19 in his four overs, went on to become the eleventh bowler overall and the second Sri Lankan to take 100 wickets in T20 internationals.

With 101 wickets in 63 T20Is at an average of 15.36 and an economy rate of 6.78, Hasaranga also became the second quickest to reach the milestone after Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan. Here is a look at the quickest in terms of matches to reach 100 wickets:

Quickest To 100 T20I Wickets (Matches Taken)

1. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) - 53 matches
2. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - 63 matches
3. Mark Adair (Ireland) - 72 matches
4. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - 76 matches
5. Ish Sodhi (New Zealand) - 78 matches

Three leg spinners including Hasaranga now feature in the quickest to 100 T20I wickets. The Sri Lankan skipper is now the eleventh player and sixth spinner to take 100 wickets or more in the shortest format on the international stage. Here is a look at most wickets in T20I list:

100 wickets or more in T20I

• Tim Southee (New Zealand) - 157 wickets in 119 innings
• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) - 140 wickets in 115 innings
• Ish Sodhi (New Zealand) - 132 wickets in 105 innings
• Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) - 130 wickets in 82 innings
• Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - 107 wickets in 83 innings
• Adil Rashid (England) - 107 wickets in 100 innings
• Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) - 106 wickets in 95 innings
• Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) - 105 wickets in 87 innings
• Shadab Khan (Pakistan) - 104 wickets in 88 innings
• Mark Adair (Ireland) - 102 wickets in 74 innings
• Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - 101 wickets in 63 innings

While he has just reached the milestone of 100 wickets in the format, Hasaranga has more wickets than any other bowler in men's T20Is since his debut in 2019.

Coming back to the match, Sri Lanka rode on Sadeera Samarwickrama's 51 and Angelo Mathews' 22-ball unbeaten 42 to set a target of 188 before Mathews rounded off his player of the match performance with figures of 2 for 9, sealing the series 2-0.