Shakti Gauchan becomes the second Nepali bowler to grab 100 wickets in international one-day matches.
He achieved the milestone when Italian Munasinghe was trapped leg-before in the final league match of the World Cricket League Division 3 at St. Davids, Bermuda. Nepal won the match by 8 wickets in 14.5 overs after bowling out Italy for 127 runs – Shakti returning with splendid figure of 10-2-15-2.
He is only second to Mehboob Alam who achieved 100 wickets in 63 games. Shakti needed 77 games – the most by any Nepali players.
All-rounder Shakti is also the first Nepali player to score 1,000 runs in international one-dayers.
In WCL Div 3, Shakti has struggled as bowler. He has so far only been able to get five wickets and also became the most expensive Nepali bowler when he gave away 81 runs in 9 overs against USA in the first match despite being known for his economic bowling.
Shakti debuted against Oman in 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore and also saw himself pushed out of the national team in 2010. Last year, he made a spectacular comeback with a spot in T20 team and completed a hat-trick against Denmark – the first for Nepali bowler in T20 WC Qualifiers.