The sensational Sri Lankan cricket star Ajantha Mendis of the Sri Lanka Army was adjudged the fastest wicket taker in One-Day Internationals with 50 wickets taken in 19 matches.
Ajantha Mendis achieved this historic attainment breaking the record of Ajith Agarkar of India who took the same number of wickets in 23 matches.
Ajantha Mendis contributed with three wickets as Sri Lanka demolished Zimbabwe by 130 runs in the second match of the Grameenphone tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur
It was a match to remember for the mystery spinner as he became the fastest bowler to take 50 one-day international wickets achieving the milestone in just 19 matches.
The 23-year-old Sri Lanka Army officer, who already hogged the spotlight in international cricket with his 'carrom ball' to flummox the batsmen, had Ray Price stumped by Kumar Sangakkara to beat Indian pacer Ajit Agarkar's record in 23 games.
"We are quite happy and no doubt it's a good achievement. Ajantha is something special and we definitely celebrate his success," said an excited Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who also reached a milestone as he took two catches yesterday to secure most one-day catches (156) as a fielder. Jayawardene achieved it in 289 matches while former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has same number of catches to his belt in 334 games.
Fastest to 50 wickets - Cricinfo
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