Sri Lanka and Afghanistan clashed in the second T20I of their three-match series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Monday. The hosts secured a commanding victory by 72 runs, thus sealing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. In the process, Wanindu Hasaranga, captain of the Sri Lankan team, went past landmark of 100 T20I wickets. Only 11 bowlers have managed to breach this number. We bring you names of all the 11 cricketers here.
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee tops the list with 157wickets in 122 matches. He is also the only bowler in the world who has more than 150 wickets in T20Is. (Image: ANI)
Bangladesh legend Shakib Al Hasan is on the second spot of this great list with a total of 140 wickets in T20Is in 117 matches. It will interesting to see whether Shakib is able to get to 150 T20I wickets or not. (Image: ANI)
New Zealand has 132 T20I wickets from 109 matches and is the second-most successful T20I bowler in the list after Southee. There is one more Kiwi in this elite list. Scroll down to know who he is. (Image: ANI)
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is probably the greatest spinner in T20Is and he has records and numbers to prove that. Take this, for example: Rashid Khan has taken 130 wickets from 82 matches so far in the tournament. (Image: ANI)
Lasith Malinga is the first Sri Lankan bowler to break into the list of bowlers with 100 or more wickets in the T20Is. Malinga retired with 107 wickets in 84 games. (Image: ANI)
Adil Rashid, England's leg-spinner, knows a thing or two about bowling in the shortest format of the game. He has taken 104 matches to reach 107 wickets in T20Is. (Image: ANI)
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's main spinner, has taken 106 wickets from 97 matches and is among the greatest T20I bowlers in the modern era. (Image: ANI)
Bangladesh medium pacer Mustafizur Rahman is also in the list with 105 wickets from 85 matches and is only going to increase the tally in the days to come. (Image: ANI)
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan is in the top 10 list of bowlers with 100 wickets in the T20Is. He is going through a rough patch at the moment but is likely to make a strong comeback in the coming days. Shadab has 104 wickets in 92 matches. (Image: ANI)
Ireland's Mark Adair is the only bowler from his country to feature in the list. The Irish pacer has 102 wickets in T20Is from 74 matches and is only likely to increase the tally in games to come. (Image: ANI)
Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has picked up two wickets in T20I vs Afghanistan. These wickets took him past the huge milestone of 100 T20I wickets. By doing this, he has become the 11th bowler to achieve this record. (Image: ANI)