Indian national cricket team pacer Mohammed Shami has achieved a great feat in the history of T20 cricket. The leading pacer completed 200 wickets in the shortest format of the game, becoming the 34th player to achieve the milestone.
Mohammed Shami achieved the feat during the match against Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25. The match between Bengal and the Krunal Pandya-led team took place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (December 11).
Mohammed Shami achieved the feat after his time in the game. Although he gave a few extra runs, he made sure to enter his name in the wickets column. The fast bowler ended with a spell of 2/43 in the four overs he bowled in the match against Baroda.
Mohammed Shami now has 200 wickets each in T20 cricket, List A cricket and First-Class cricket.
Mohammed Shami, with the 200 wickets in T20, now has 200 wickets each in T20 cricket, List A cricket and First-Class cricket, a unique feat in cricket history. He joined his Indian teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in an incredible feat in the game.
Shami’s effort went in vain as Bengal lost the match against Baroda. They suffered a 41-run defeat after failing to defend the target of 173 runs and were eliminated from the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with Baroda advancing to the final.
Mohammed Shami all set to travel to Australia for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 season was vital for Mohammed Shami to prove his fitness as he is all set to travel to Australia. There have been reports that the NCA team is monitoring his fitness and the fast bowler will soon join the team in Brisbane but will be available for the final two games of the series.
Shami returned to the game in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy. The fast bowler got injured during the ICC World Cup 2023 and later also underwent surgery. However, he took some time to recover but is almost back to full fitness and is set to travel to Australia soon for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
When we lost 4 wickets in the powerplay, our batting collapsed and that’s where we lost the game – captain of Bengal after defeat.
Speaking after the quarter-final defeat of the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bengal captain Sudip Gharami credited Baroda for the way they played. He admitted that losing 4 wickets in the powerplay was the main reason behind his loss. He explained:
“You have to give credit to Baroda. Last year they were runners-up, they batted and fielded well. When we lost 4 wickets in the powerplay, our batting collapsed and that is where we lost the game. We learned from this game that we must not give up and we can go back”.
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