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Shami becomes fastest Indian to reach 100 ODI wickets

Shami reached the milestone in his 56th ODI match

Mohammed Shami, left, bowls out Martin Guptil | AP

Seamer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in one-day Internationals, reaching the mark in the opening match against New Zealand at Napier.

This was his 56th match in the 50-over format.

Shami's wicket number 100 was New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who played onto his stumps a delivery that moved in after pitching on a good length.

With his brilliant opening burst at McLean Park, 28-year-old Shami continued his good showing in the limited overs format, having impressed in Australia prior to this five-match ODI series.

Before Shami, Irfan Pathan reached the 100-wicket mark in 59 ODIs, with Zaheer Khan (65 matches), Ajit Agarkar (67) and Javagal Srinath (68) being the other Indian bowlers to complete a century of wickets in the quickest time.