Fastest to 150 T20I Wickets

This article offers a concise look at the remarkable records surrounding the fastest bowlers to achieve the 150-wicket milestone in the history of Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket.

Fastest to 150 T20I Wickets

Key Insights on Quickest Bowlers to Reach 150 Wickets in T20I Cricket

Record-Breaking Speed to 150 T20I Wickets

Rashid Khan is the fastest bowler to take 150 wickets in T20I cricket, requiring 92 matches to reach the milestone.

Rashid is also quickest to the landmark by balls, taking 2098 deliveries to pick up his 150th T20I scalp. Rashid is also the first Afghan cricketer to pick 200 wickets in ODI cricket.

Tim Southee and Mustafizur Rahman are the joint-second quickest to complete 150 T20I wickets in terms of matches played after the record holder, taking 118 matches each.

Southee was the first bowler to pick up 150 wickets in T20Is, getting the milestone wicket in his 118th match for New Zealand in January 2024.

Age and Time Duration Milestones for 150 T20I Wickets

Rashid is the youngest bowler to take 150 T20I wickets, having achieved the feat at the age of 25 years and 278 days in 2024.

The Afghan leg spinner has also taken the least time, claiming the 150th wicket in eight years and 242 days from his debut in October 2015.

Tim Southee is the oldest bowler to attain the feat at the age of 35 years and 31 days.

Southee has also taken the longest time to pick up 150 scalps, requiring 15 years and 341 days from his T20I debut in February 2008.

Individual and Match Performance Records

Southee (4/25) and Ish Sodhi (4/12) also picked up four-wicket hauls in the same match they completed their 150 T20I scalps.

Tim Southee needed 34 T20I matches to go from 100 to 150 wickets, the fewest among the bowlers mentioned.

After completing 150 wickets, Rashid went on to finish with figures of 4 for 23 against Bangladesh, the fourth-best bowling figures by a captain in the T20 World Cup.