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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the cricketer who became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20I.
A
Brendon McCullum
B
Mark Boucher
C
Lasith Malinga
D
Kumar Sangakkara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Milly Strano. The Melbourne Renegades off-spinner Milly Strano became the first bowler to scalp 100 wickets in the Australian T20 tournament.

Detailed explanation-2: -As of January 2023, the leading wicket-taker of all time in international Twenty20s was New Zealand’s Tim Southee. The right-arm medium-fast bowler has taken 134 wickets in 107 matches between 2008 and 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ellyse Perry is the first player (either male or female) who has scored 1,000+ runs and taken 100+ wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. . As of January 2022, 35 players from 9 teams that are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have scored 1,000 runs in T20Is.

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