ODIs - Fastest to 50 Career Wickets

Based on all matches up to and including
ODI #2839: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Australia in South Africa 3rd ODI, 9 Apr 2009

                     Team           Mt   Balls   Runs  Wkts   BB    Av
BAW Mendis           Sri Lanka      19     845    501   51    6/13   9.82   2007/08 to 2008/09
AB Agarkar           India          23    1242   1067   50    4/35  21.34   1997/98 to 1998/99
DK Lillee            Australia      24    1425    865   50    5/34  17.30   1972 to 1980/81
SK Warne             Australia      25    1356    838   51    4/19  16.43   1992/93 to 1994
LS Pascoe            Australia      26    1430    979   50    5/30  19.57   1977 to 1981/82
BP Patterson         West Indies    26    1359    992   51    6/29  19.45   1985/86 to 1987/88
CEL Ambrose          West Indies    26    1404    869   51    5/17  17.03   1987/88 to 1989/90
Waqar Younis         Pakistan       27    1218    793   53    6/26  14.96   1989/90 to 1990/91
SE Bond              New Zealand    27    1370    969   51    6/23  19.00   2001/02 to 2003
IR Bishop            West Indies    28    1429    939   50    5/27  18.78   1988 to 1990/91
Saqlain Mushtaq      Pakistan       28    1439   1068   51    4/28  20.94   1995/96 to 1996/97
GI Allott            New Zealand    28    1390   1067   50    4/35  21.34   1996/97 to 2000/01
T Mupariwa           Zimbabwe       28    1461   1189   50    4/39  23.78   2004 to 2008/09
AME Roberts          West Indies    29    1659    910   51    5/22  17.84   1975 to 1981/82
CG Rackemann         Australia      29    1549   1049   51    5/16  20.56   1982/83 to 1989
Shoaib Akhtar        Pakistan       29    1385    999   51    4/37  19.58   1997/98 to 1999/00
B Lee                Australia      29    1531   1236   50    5/27  24.72   1999/00 to 2001
Naved-ul-Hasan       Pakistan       29    1457   1285   50    6/27  25.70   2002/03 to 2005
MS Kasprowicz        Australia      30    1539   1150   50    5/45  23.00   1995/96 to 2004/05
MG Johnson           Australia      30    1422   1122   50    5/26  22.44   2005/06 to 2007/08

Note: The figures given are those at the end of the match concerned

 
 Contributed by StatsGuru (stats@cricinfo.com)