Most ODI wickets for England: Chris Woakes dismisses Pathum Nissanka to pick 150th ODI wicket in Chetser-le-Street ODI

Chris Woakes dismisses Pathum Nissanka: The English all-rounder made early inroads into the Sri Lankan batting lineup today.

During the first ODI of the ongoing Sri Lanka’s tour of England in Chester-le-Street, England all-rounder Chris Woakes made the most of an opportunity of bowling with the new ball registering bowling figures of 5-4-6-2 in his first spell.

It was on the fourth delivery of the fifth over when Woakes sent back Sri Lanka opening batsman Pathum Nissanka (5) to the dressing room after the right-handed batsman pulled a short delivery straight to England all-rounder Moeen Ali at short mid-wicket.

In the process, Woakes became the sixth and the fastest England bowler to surpass the 150-wicket mark in ODIs. Playing his first ODI after more than nine months, Woakes’ disciplined lines and lengths saw him also dismissing Sri Lanka all-rounder Dasun Shanaka (1) as he was left with not many options than to edge a peach of a delivery to England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow.

Winning the toss for the first time in fourth outing against Sri Lanka, it was England captain Eoin Morgan who had invited the visitors in to bat first at the Riverside Ground.

Among other feats in this match, England batsman Joe Root and pacer David Willey are playing their 150th and 50th ODI respectively.

Most ODI wickets for England

Name	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy Rate	Strike Rate	5

James Anderson	194	9484	7861	269	29.22	4.92	35.6	2
Darren Gough	158	8422	6154	234	26.29	4.38	35.9	2
Stuart Broad	121	6109	5364	178	30.13	5.26	34.3	1
Andrew Flintoff	138	5496	3968	168	23.61	4.33	32.7	2
Adil Rashid	110	5441	5130	158	32.46	5.65	34.4	2

Among English players who play white-ball cricket, only spinner Adil Rashid has more wickets than Woakes in ODIs. As compared to Woakes’ 151 wickets at an average and strike rate of 29.98 and 32.6 respectively, Rashid has picked 158 wickets at 32.46 and 34.4.

Chris Woakes dismisses Pathum Nissanka in Chester-le-Street ODI

1⃣5⃣0⃣ ODI wickets for @ChrisWoakes! 👏

Scorecard/clips: https://t.co/1qUI0cauCt

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvSL 🇱🇰 pic.twitter.com/T4LW6btThs

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 29, 2021

How Twitterati reacted:

4th Fastest 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 player to 1⃣5⃣0⃣ ODI wickets 🔥

Take a bow, @chriswoakes 💙#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/RsNzi90IRM

— Delhi Capitals (Stay Home. Wear Double Masks😷) (@DelhiCapitals) June 29, 2021

Classic Chris Woakes. Two maidens in his first three overs, plus a wicket, his 150th in ODIs.

— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) June 29, 2021

Chris Woakes has taken 62 wickets in the first 10 overs in ODIs. Since making his ODI debut in Jan 2011, no English bowler has taken more powerplay wickets. Across all teams only Lasith Malinga (76) & Trent Boult (71) have taken more powerplay wickets since Woakes’ debut. #ENGvSL

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) June 29, 2021

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Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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