Jofra Archer Creates History and Breaks All-time England Record.
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Jofra Archer created history during the England vs Afghanistan match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday. This was after he broke James Anderson's record to become the fastest England player to 50 ODI wickets.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was Archer's 50th ODI wicket as the Englishman gave England the start they needed. With three new ball wickets, Archer set the tone as none of the Afghan batters seemed to have any answer to his pace.
The fastest bowler to take 50 ODI wickets is former Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis, who did it in just 19 matches. Sandeep Lamichhane from Nepal reached this milestone in 22 games. Ajit Agarkar from India and Mitchell McClenaghan from New Zealand both took 23 matches to achieve the same.
Quickest England bowlers to 50 ODI wickets
Jofra Archer - 30 Matches
James Anderson - 31 Matches
Steve Harmison - 32 Matches
Steven Finn - 33 Matches
Darren Gough - 34 Matches
Quickest International Bowlers to 50 ODI wickets
Ajantha Mendis - 19 Matches
Sandeep Lamichhane - 22 Matches
Ajit Agarkar - 23 Matches
Mitchell McClenaghan - 23 Matches
Dennis Lillee - 24 Matches
England vs Afghanistan ICC Champions Trophy
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi opted to bat first against England in a must-win game for both teams. England have made just one change, bringing Jamie Overton in place of injured Brydon Carse, while Afghanistan remained unchanged.
England XI: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(capt), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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