Sandeep Lamichhane’s wicket-taking streak in the ODI match has ended after 33 matches. Lamichhane went wicketless against Zimbabwe in the tournament opener of World Cup Qualifier 2023 on Sunday.
Lamichhane was expensive in Nepal’s eight-wicket defeat, conceding 77 runs from his ten overs spell.
Nepal’s star leggie last went wicketless in an ODI match against Oman at TU Cricket Ground on February 9 2020.
Lamichhane broke the record of Brett Lee’s 26-match streak against PNG on March 3 2023. Australia’s fiery pacer picked up a wicket in 26 consecutive matches between 2009 and 2011. West Indies’ Ian Bishop (1993-1996) and Afghanistan’s Hamid Hassan (2010-2015) also managed to pick a wicket in 25 and 24 consecutive matches, respectively.
Hence, Lamichhane holds the record of taking a wicket in most consecutive matches (33).
Sandeep Lamichhane became the fastest bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets surpassing the record of Rashid Khan on April 2023. Lamichhane achieved the feat in just 42 matches, beating Khan’s record of 44 ODI matches.
The 22-year-old is the first bowler to reach 100 wickets and Nepal’s highest wicket-taker. He now has 104* wickets from 44 matches.
