Wanindu Hasaranga scripts his name in the golden books as he joins elite club with 100 T20I wickets
Wanindu Hasaranga known to be the top spinner from Sri Lanka achieved a significant milestone, he joined an esteemed group by becoming the second spinner from Sri Lanka to claim 100 T20I wickets. Hasaranga accomplished this feat during the 2nd T20I against Afghanistan in Dambulla. In 2019 he debuted after which he has remained on the top as the leading wicket taker in men’s T20Is.
Malinga stood as the solitary Sri Lankan bowler with over 100 T20I wickets. Malinga accomplished this milestone in his 76th T20I, whereas Hasaranga achieved it in his 63rd, making him the second fastest to reach 100 T20I wickets, behind only Rashid Khan, who achieved the feat in 53 matches in 2021.
Hasaranga, who concluded with figures of 2/19 in four overs at Dambulla on Monday, now boasts 101 wickets in 63 T20Is, maintaining an average of 15.36 and a strike rate of 6.78.
Sri Lanka secured victory over Afghanistan in the second T20I, seizing a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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