Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
Full name Muttiah Muralitharan
Born April 17, 1972, Kandy
Current age 35 years 356 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Kandurata, Kent, Lancashire, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 7 in
Education St Anthony’s College, Kandy
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
120 |
151 |
51 |
1156 |
67 |
11.56 |
1663 |
69.51 |
0 |
1 |
133 |
25 |
68 |
0 |
| ODIs |
305 |
139 |
51 |
516 |
27 |
5.86 |
737 |
70.01 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
7 |
120 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
219 |
263 |
78 |
2087 |
67 |
11.28 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
|
|
119 |
0 |
| List A |
391 |
175 |
63 |
722 |
27 |
6.44 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
142 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
9 |
16.00 |
10 |
160.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
120 |
208 |
40035 |
16137 |
735 |
9/51 |
16/220 |
21.95 |
2.41 |
54.4 |
42 |
63 |
20 |
| ODIs |
305 |
297 |
16534 |
10674 |
464 |
7/30 |
7/30 |
23.00 |
3.87 |
35.6 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
1 |
24 |
27 |
2 |
2/27 |
2/27 |
13.50 |
6.75 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
219 |
|
62929 |
24954 |
1309 |
9/51 |
|
19.06 |
2.37 |
48.0 |
|
115 |
32 |
| List A |
391 |
|
20700 |
13115 |
587 |
7/30 |
7/30 |
22.34 |
3.80 |
35.2 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
8 |
8 |
174 |
156 |
17 |
4/18 |
4/18 |
9.17 |
5.37 |
10.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 28-Sep 2, 1992 |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 |
| ODI debut |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 1993 |
| Last ODI |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 29, 2008 |
| Only T20I |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 |
| First-class debut |
1989/90 |
| Last First-class |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 |
| List A debut |
1991/92 |
| Last List A |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 29, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds, Jun 22, 2005 |
| Last Twenty20 |
Gloucestershire v Lancashire at Birmingham, Aug 4, 2007 |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999
Wisden Leading Cricketer
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