Delhi: New Zealand's star fast bowler Matt Henry achieved a special achievement by performing brilliantly in the third ODI against Sri Lanka. In the match, he took 4 wickets for 55 runs in 10 overs and put the Sri Lankan batsmen in trouble. With these 4 wickets, Henry has completed 150 wickets in his ODI career.
Henry achieved this feat in his 85th ODI match. He has become the fifth fast bowler in the world and second fast bowler from New Zealand to take 150 ODI wickets. With this achievement he left behind legendary bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar, Allen Donald and Waqar Younis.
Fastest bowler to take 150 ODI wickets for New Zealand:
- 81 Match: Trent Boult
- 85 matches: Matt Henry
- 103 Match: Kyle Mills
- 110 matches: Richard Hadlee
- 110 matches: Tim Southee
Fastest player to take 150 ODI wickets among fast bowlers
- 77 matches: Mitchell Starc
- 80 matches: Mohammed Shami
- 81 Match: Trent Boult
- 82 Match: Brett Lee
- 85 matches: Matt Henry
match status
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 290 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. For him, Pathum Nissanka (66), Kusal Mendis (54), Kamindu Mendis (46) and Zenith Liyanaj (53) played important innings. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. In response, New Zealand's innings faltered. Till the time this news was written, his condition was very bad. Kiwi team's 7 wickets had fallen for only 77 runs. New Zealand is leading 2-0 in the three-match ODI series.
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