Siraj has become the highest wicket-taker in the powerplay in the ODI format since 2023.
The three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is being played in a great manner. The first match between the two teams was tied. The second match is being played today on 4th August in Colombo. Team India is chasing a target of 241 runs to win.
Mohammad Siraj has made a big record in the middle of the second ODI match. Siraj has become the bowler to take the most wickets in the powerplay in the ODI format since 2023.
Siraj gets his 25th wicket in the form of Pathum Nissanka
Mohammad Siraj sent Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka to the pavilion in the second ODI, this is Siraj’s 25th wicket in the ODI format since 2023. Sri Lankan bowler Dilshan Madushanka is in second place in the list with 22 wickets. At the same time, South African player Marco Jansen is in third place with 17 wickets.
List of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the powerplay in ODI format since 2023-
Mohammed Siraj – 25 wickets
Dilshan Madushanka- 22 wickets
Marco Jensen- 17 wickets
Junaid Siddiqui- 16 wickets
Lahiru Kumara- 16 wickets
Shoriful Islam- 16 wickets
Siraj did this special feat in the second ODI
Siraj dismissed Sri Lankan team opener Pathum Nissanka on a golden duck on the very first ball of the innings. Nissanka was in good form, he also scored a half-century in the last match. Let us tell you that Siraj has done the feat of taking a wicket on the very first ball of the innings for the first time in his ODI career. Siraj has also joined the special list of Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Debashish Mohanty.
List of Indian bowlers who took a wicket on the first ball of the innings in ODI format-
Debashish Mohanty, vs West Indies, 1999 (R Jacobs)
Zaheer Khan v New Zealand, 2001, (M Sinclair)
Zaheer Khan vs Sri Lanka, 2002, (Sanath Jayasuriya)
Zaheer Khan v Australia, 2007 (Michael Clarke)
Zaheer Khan v Sri Lanka, 2009, (Upul Tharanga)
Praveen Kumar v Sri Lanka, 2010, (Upul Tharanga)
Mohammed Siraj vs Sri Lanka, 2024, (Pathum Nissanka)