Australian front-line pacer Mitchell Starc, on Saturday, etched his identify in report books as he was the quickest bowler to finish 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

Starc completed the landmark within the recently-concluded 3rd and ultimate ODI towards Zimbabwe, which the hosts misplaced by way of 3 wickets. The left-arm speedster scripted historical past when he disregarded Ryan Burl within the thirty seventh over to finish 200 wickets in ODIs.

Starc reached the 200-wickets milestone in 102 suits, surpassing legends like Saqlain Mushtaq, Brett Lee, Allan Donald, Waqar Younis and Shane Warne.

Quickest to achieve 200 ODI wickets:

• Mitchell Starc – 102 suits
• Saqlain Mushtaq – 104 suits
• Brett Lee – 112 suits
• Allan Donald – 117 suits
• Waqar Younis – 118 suits
• Shane Warne – 125 suits

Talking concerning the fit, Zimbabwe defeated Australia to report their first-ever victory down underneath. Proper-arm spinner Burl was once the famous person of the display for the vacationers, selecting up an excellent five-wicket haul to assist the guests pack Australia for 141.

In reaction, Opener Tadiwanashe Marumani (35 off 47) and captain Regis Chakabva (37 now not out) made precious contributions in Zimbabwe’s a hit chase.

“Zimbabwe had been nice with the ball, had us in hassle. You by no means take issues with no consideration as a result of, in global cricket, you’ll be able to get crushed on any given day. They confirmed it nowadays. We gave ourselves a half-decent probability with the ball, but it surely wasn’t to be. Hazlewood and Starc are two of the most efficient on the earth for a very long time throughout codecs. For a protracted time frame. And that’s some success for quick bowlers this present day. Warner additionally helps to keep doing this for a very long time,” mentioned Australia captain Aaron Finch after the sport.