Dubai: 

India pace spearhead Mohammed Shami, who returned to international cricket after a gap of 14 months after recovering from an injury, scripted history as he became the fastest to complete 200 wickets in ODI cricket. He achieved the historic milestone during the Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai Cricket Stadium here on Thursday, February 20.

Shami reached the milestone with his third wicket of the match. He dismissed Jaker Ali on 68 runs to attain the feat. Earlier, in the innings, he dismissed Bangladesh's southpaw opener Soumya Sarkar (0 off 5) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5 off 10 balls). Notably, he also became the second-fastest bowler in the world after Australia's Mitchell Starc to reach the record. Starc took 102 matches.

Before this clash, Shami needed three wickets to become the fastest player to 200 ODI wickets. He broke the record held by the current Indian cricket team's chief selector and former pacer Ajit Agarkar, who reached the 200 ODI wickets in 133 innings. Overall, Australia's Mitchell Starc leads the list, having picked 200 ODI wickets from 102 innings while Shami took one more inning to reach the milestone.

Fastest to 200 wickets in ODIs:

Brett Lee: 112 Matches

Allan Donald: 117 Matches

Mitchell Starc: 102 Matches

Saqlain Mushtaq: 104 Matches

Trent Boult: 107 Matches

Fastest Indian to 200 Wickets in ODIs:

Anil Kumble - 147 Matches

Javagal Srinath - 147 Matches

Mohammed Shami - 103 Matches

Ajit Agarkar - 133 Matches

Zaheer Khan - 144 Matches

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