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Mustafizur Rahman 1st Left-Arm Pacer To Complete 100 T20I Wickets

The 27-year-old Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman reached the 100 T20I wickets milestone during Mirpur T20I (vs England). He became the first left-arm pacer to record 100 T20I wickets.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 16.03.2023
Mustafizur Rahman 1st Left-Arm Pacer To Complete 100 T20I Wickets

When Bangladesh were busy on their historic completion of whitewash in the three-match home T20I series against the recent T20 WC winners England (two-time men’s T20 WC champions), the 27-year-old Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman reached the 100 T20I wickets milestone. He became the first left-arm pacer to record 100 T20I wickets.  

In that last game of the home T20I series at Mirpur, Mustafizur Rahman had impressive bowling figures of 4-0-14-1, where Bangladesh won by 16 runs (Bangladesh 158/2; England 142/6). To complete his 100 T20I wickets, the left-arm pacer took the crucial wicket of the set opener Dawid Malan (53 in 47 balls).


Mustafizur Rahman completed 100 T20I wickets

  • First left-arm pacer to complete 100 T20I wickets.

  • Second left-arm bowler to complete 100 T20I wickets.

  • Third pacer to reach the 100 wickets milestone in T20I cricket.

  • Sixth bowler to complete 100 T20I wickets.


Player (Team)

Bowling style

Wickets

Tim Southee (New Zealand)

Right arm medium fast

134

Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Slow left arm orthodox

131

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan/ICC World XI)

Right arm legbreak

126

Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)

Right arm legbreak

114

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Right arm fast

107

Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Left arm fast medium

100


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Mustafizur Rahman played 81 matches to take 100 T20I wickets


  • Fastest left-arm bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets milestone.

  • Second fastest pacer to complete 100 wickets in T20I cricket.

  • Fourth fastest bowler to complete 100 T20I wickets.


Player (Team)

Bowling style

Matches to complete 100 T20I wickets

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan/ICC World XI)

Right arm legbreak

53

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Right arm fast

76

Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)

Right arm legbreak

78

Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Left arm fast medium

81

Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Slow left arm orthodox

84

Tim Southee (New Zealand)

Right arm medium fast

84

 

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