Mitchell Starc breaks 19-yr bowling world record

August 21, 2016 20:30

Mitchell Starc broke a 19-year-old record as he continued his magnificent form in the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka.

Australia's left-arm pace bowler became the fastest bowler to get to 100 wickets in ODIs. He achieved it in just 52 matches, beating the previous mark of 53 set by Pakistan offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq in 1995. Co-incidentally, both these bowlers achieved the landmark against Sri Lanka.

Starc started off in style in the first ODI against Sri Lanka by bowling Kusal Perera for 1. In his third spell, Starc achieved the record when Dhananjaya de Silva chipped a slower ball straight to George Bailey at point. He rounded off his spell in style by dismissing Milinda Siriwardana for 19 to finish with wonderful figures of 10-1-32-2.

The left-armer has been in magnificent form for the past couple of seasons. In 2015, he was the leading wicket-taker in ODIs, with 41 wickets in 18 games at an average of 16.26.

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