Matt Henry and Richard Hadley
Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19 in which 8 teams will stake their claim for the title. In such a situation, all the teams are busy preparing for the Champions Trophy. With the intention of improving the preparations for this ICC tournament, the New Zealand cricket team is playing an ODI series at home. New Zealand team is facing Sri Lanka in this series. The host Kiwi team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in this 3-match series by winning the first two ODI matches.
Now the third and last ODI match of the series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is being played at Eden Park in Auckland. Batting first in this match, Sri Lankan team scored 290 runs losing 8 wickets. For Sri Lanka, 3 batsmen scored brilliant half-centuries. Opener Pathum Nissanka played an inning of 66 runs while wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis returned to the pavilion after scoring 54 runs. Whereas, Zenith Liyanage scored 53 runs on 52 balls. Fast bowler Matt Henry was the most successful bowler in bowling for New Zealand. Henry showed the way to the pavilion by giving away 55 runs to 4 batsmen in 10 overs. During this period, Matt Henry achieved a big feat in ODI cricket.
Henry created history
Matt Henry, 33, preyed on Kamindu Mendis, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga and Zenith Liyanage. With this he completed his 150 wickets in ODI cricket. Henry achieved this feat in 83 innings. In this way, he became the second New Zealand bowler to complete the fastest 150 wickets in ODIs. He missed breaking Trent Bould’s record by just 2 innings. Bolt holds the record for completing the fastest 150 wickets in ODIs for New Zealand. Bolt had achieved this feat in 81 innings. Not only this, Henry has become the 7th bowler in the world to take the fastest 150 wickets in ODIs. The Kiwi bowler defeated veteran bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Ajanta Mendis.
Kiwi bowler who took the fastest 150 wickets in ODI
- Trent Boult- 81 innings
- Matt Henry- 83 innings
- Kyle Mills- 103 innings
- Richard Hadlee- 110 innings
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