Bilal Khan shatters Shaheen Afridi's all-time record, becomes the fastest in cricket history to...

Oman pacer Bilal Khan, on Wednesday (July 24), created history by breaking the record for fastest to 100 ODI wickets as a fast-bowler.

The left-arm pacer achieved the record during the ICC CWC League 2 game between Oman and Namibia in Dundee. Oman won the toss and opted to bowl first. The decision was very much justified by the bowlers as they restricted Namibia to a modest total of 196/9 in 50 overs.

Bilal Khan starred with the ball for Oman, taking 3 wickets for 50 runs off his 10 overs while Fayyaz Butt claimed two wickets. For Namibia, Malan Kruger top-scored with the bat, scoring 73 runs with the help of 6 fours. The likes of Michael van Lingen (40) and JJ Smit (41) also made useful contributions with the bat.

Talking about Bilal Khan's record, the Oman pacer created history when he dismissed Jan Frylinck in the 21st over. It was his 100th ODI wicket and helped him become the fastest pacer to achieve the record in the 50-over format. Bilal Khan reached the milestone in just 49 ODIs.

The record was previously held by Pakistan star Shaheen Afridi who had picked up his 100th ODI wicket in his 51st ODI match. Overall, Bilal Khan is the third fastest to 100 ODI wickets. The overall record is held by Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane who achieved the feat in just 42 ODIs. Afghanistan superstar Rashid Khan is in the second spot for taking 100 ODI wickets in 44 games.

Here is the list of bowlers to take the fastest 100 ODI wickets:

• Sandeep Lamichhane - 42 ODIs
• Rashid Khan - 44 ODIs
• Bilal Khan - 49 ODIs
• Shaheen Afridi - 51 ODIs
• Mitchell Starc - 52 ODIs

Here is the list of fastest pacers to 100 ODI wickets:

• Bilal Khan - 49 ODIs
• Shaheen Afridi- 51 ODIs
• Mitchell Starc- 52 ODIs
• Shane Bond - 54 ODIs
• Mustafizur Rahman - 54 ODIs

Bilal Khan also became the first player from Oman to reach 100 wickets in ODIs. So far, he has picked up 101 wickets from 49 ODIs at a brilliant average of 20.97. He has an economy rate of just over 5 in the ODIs.

Oman beat Namibia:

Talking about the game, Oman beat Namibia by 4 wickets. Chasing 197 runs, Oman chased down the total with 5 balls remaining and 4 wickets in hand. Captain Aqib Ilyas led the charge with the bat, scoring 68 while Khalid Kail (43) and Shoaib Khan (26*) also played crucial knocks.