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mediumWasim Akram was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in ODI cricket. How many ODI wickets did he finish with?
A462
B487
✓502
D534
Answer Explanation
Wasim Akram finished with 502 ODI wickets in 356 matches for Pakistan, the first bowler to reach 500 ODI wickets. He was also the first to 400 ODI wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan later surpassed him with 534.
Wasim Akram in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 104 | 2,898 | 22.6 | 257* | 414 | 7/119 |
| ODI | 356 | 3,717 | 16.5 | 86 | 502 | 5/15 |
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