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Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Bowler · right-hand-bat · right-arm-offbreak · Sri Lanka
ODI 13 Player of Match

M Muralitharan has taken 510 wickets in 238 international matches. Average 22.7, economy 2.76.

Career Statistics

IPL
20
9 matches · avg 3.33
SR 66.7 HS 6 100s 0 50s 0 4s 1 6s 0
ODI
317
64 matches · avg 8.13
SR 83.6 HS 32 100s 0 50s 0 4s 30 6s 7
T20I
0
1 matches · avg –
SR 0 HS 100s 0 50s 0 4s 0 6s 0
Test
275
28 matches · avg 9.17
SR 77.5 HS 33 100s 0 50s 0 4s 29 6s 10
Bowling
IPL
64 wickets
avg 25.67 · econ 6.44 · SR 23.9
ODI
190 wickets
avg 23.22 · econ 3.93 · SR 35.5
T20I
11 wickets
avg 18.45 · econ 5.8 · SR 19.1
Test
243 wickets
avg 22.7 · econ 2.76 · SR 49.3

Rankings

#9
Best Economy IPL
6.44
Record: R Ravindra (3.5)

Approaching Milestones

7 away
7 wickets from 250 in Tests
10 away
10 wickets from 200 in ODIs

Career Timeline

Peak volume: 2009 · Best avg: 2009 (13.4)
74 03 66 139 06 68 188 09 12

Career Span

T20I
2009-06-08 — 2010-05-07
Test
2003-12-18 — 2010-07-18
IPL
2008-04-19 — 2014-05-22
ODI
2003-01-09 — 2011-04-02
Ball-by-ball coverage ~2005+.

Key Strengths

Most effective in Test
Average 22.7, economy 2.76
Dominant vs Bangladesh
71 wickets in 16 matches

Career Milestones

150 international wickets 200 international wickets 300 international wickets 400 international wickets 500 international wickets 90 away from 600 international wickets

Career Timeline

Year M Wkts
2003 21 42
2004 8 19
2005 16 38
2006 35 119
2007 20 75
2008 40 79
2009 42 67
2010 20 31
2011 15 19
2012 10 15
2013 6 3
2014 5 3

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Wkts Avg Econ
Bangladesh 16 71 14.39 2.77
India 31 70 34.83 3.73
New Zealand 20 63 15.89 2.87
England 14 58 20.69 2.53
Australia 24 42 35.81 3.83
South Africa 10 35 20.2 2.97
Pakistan 21 32 28 3.49
West Indies 14 28 26.5 3.15
Zimbabwe 9 19 10.42 2.82
Kenya 3 8 8.25 2.62

Venue Performance

Venue M Wkts Avg Econ
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 9 47 18.47 2.57
Galle International Stadium 5 35 24.49 2.77
Asgiriya Stadium 3 26 11.73 2.23
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium 15 23 26.26 4.03
P Sara Oval 3 22 18.05 2.78
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk 14 14 27.43 6.42
National Stadium 7 14 26.71 3.1
R.Premadasa Stadium 5 14 13.29 2.98
Providence Stadium 4 13 25.92 3.1
M Chinnaswamy Stadium 11 13 22.85 6.62

Recent Form

Match Runs Balls SR Result
T20: Indian Premier League 0W/18R (2.2ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 1W/26R (4.0ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 1W/27R (4.3ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 2W/25R (4.0ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 0W/25R (2.0ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 1W/44R (4.0ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 0W/31R (3.2ov)
T20: Indian Premier League 0W/29R (4.2ov)
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