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Peshawar Zalmi’s skipper Wahab Riaz has become the only player in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to gather 100 wickets. He achieved the milestone versus Islamabad United on picking Danish Aziz’s wicket in the going on PSL 2022, at Gadaffi Stadium.
The pacer has been featuring in the T20 league since its inaugural edition, 2016. Wahab’s encounter versus United on Thursday was his 75th since 2016. Achieving a 100-wicket milestone within seven years is something that no other player has done so far.
Bowling 4.3 ball of the extravaganza, Wahab’s quick delivery let Danish nick the ball that went straight into Mohammad Haris’s hands.
FIRST BOWLER TO TAKE 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @thePSLt20 WICKETS ?
Zalmi skipper Wahab Riaz finally reaches the milestone after starting the season with 94 PSL scaps ?#HBLPSL #JubileeLife #Insurance #PSL7 #HBLPSL7 #IUvPZ #PSL2022 pic.twitter.com/ayhIJvBb3N
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As of now, Wahab is the leading wicket-taker in PSL with 100 scalps whereas, Hasan Ali, the former Zalmi bowler, is the next in line with 78 wickets.
Notably, Wahab has one 4-wicket haul to his name, whereas, Hasan has grasped three 4-wicket hauls so far.
Watch: Wahab Riaz completes 100 PSL wickets
During the ongoing PZ vs IU match, Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat first. Wahab and men put up 206 runs on the scoreboard losing eight of their men. Faheem Ashraf, the bowling all-rounder grasped three wickets, Waqas Maqsood struck with two, whereas, Marchant De Lange, Zahir Khan, and Liam Dawson grasped one apiece.
As far as United’s chase is considered, they need 78 runs off 48 balls to win the encounter at the time of writing with seven wickets in hand.
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