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Fastest to 500 wickets

Fastest to 500 wickets in ODIs

Fastest to 500 wickets
Player
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Debut
Time
Mat
Scorecard
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)
v PakistanLahore24 Jan 200912 Aug 199315y 165d324ODI # 2803
Wasim Akram (PAK)
v NetherlandsPaarl25 Feb 200323 Nov 198418y 94d354ODI # 1967
Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Bowlers within a maximum of 500 matches shown
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, 3rd ODI, Nov 8, 2025 [ODI # 4927]

Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, 2nd ODI, Nov 6, 2025 [ODI # 4926]

United Arab Emirates v Nepal at ICCA Dubai, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 90th match, Nov 5, 2025 [ODI # 4925]