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Mohandas Menon
Star bowler Muthiah Muralitharan is just one 10-wicket haul away from surpassing New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee's world record of nine 10-wicket hauls in Tests. A statistical look at the spectacular career of the Sri Lankan off-spinner.
Top Wicket Takers For Sri Lanka
| Bowler |
Wkts |
For |
Mdn |
Balls |
Runs |
Ave |
Best |
SR |
RPO |
10 |
5 |
| M Muralitharan |
371 |
SL |
68 |
22501 |
8983 |
24.21 |
9/65 |
60.65 |
2.40 |
9 |
31 |
| WPUJ Vaas |
168 |
SL |
54 |
11704 |
4999 |
29.76 |
6/73 |
69.67 |
2.56 |
1 |
5 |
| GP Wickramasinghe |
85 |
SL |
40 |
7260 |
3559 |
41.87 |
6/60 |
85.41 |
2.94 |
0 |
3 |
| RJ Ratnayake |
73 |
SL |
23 |
4961 |
2563 |
35.11 |
6/66 |
67.96 |
3.10 |
0 |
5 |
| CPH Ramanayake |
44 |
SL |
18 |
3654 |
1880 |
42.73 |
5/82 |
83.05 |
3.09 |
0 |
1 |
| SD Anurasiri |
41 |
SL |
18 |
3973 |
1548 |
37.76 |
4/71 |
96.90 |
2.34 |
0 |
0 |
| DS de Silva |
37 |
SL |
12 |
3031 |
1347 |
36.41 |
5/59 |
81.92 |
2.67 |
0 |
1 |
Muralitharan - Career Record
M Balls Md R W Ave Best 5 10 SR ER
1 inn 14434 602 5753 217 26.51 8/87 17 66.52 2.39
2 inn 8067 349 3230 154 20.97 9/65 14 52.38 2.40
T 68 22501 951 8983 371 24.21 9/65 31 9 60.65 2.40
At Home
M Balls Md R W Ave Best 5 10 SR ER
1 inn 7916 337 2973 132 22.52 8/87 11 59.97 2.25
2 inn 5044 208 1999 95 21.04 7/84 9 53.09 2.38
T 39 12960 545 4972 227 21.90 8/87 20 6 57.09 2.30
Away
M Balls Md R W Ave Best 5 10 SR ER
1 inn 6518 265 2780 85 32.71 7/155 6 76.68 2.56
2 inn 3023 141 1231 59 20.86 9/65 5 51.24 2.44
T 29 9541 406 4011 144 27.85 9/65 11 3 66.26 2.52
Category of victims (batting order)
Wkts #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 10 11 %1-6
371 41 34 34 34 47 30 34 31 21 56.06
Ranges of victims' scores
Wkts 0 1-24 25-49 50-89 90-99 100+ 150+ 200+
371 53 189 67 44 4 14 3 1
His record against each country
M B Md R W Ave Best 5WI 10M SR ER
Australia 7 1838 46 922 22 41.91 5/71 1 - 83.55 3.01
England 5 2465 122 814 35 23.26 9/65 2 1 70.43 1.98
India 12 3822 152 1680 51 32.94 8/87 3 1 74.94 2.64
New Zealand 8 2245 102 912 39 23.38 5/30 3 - 57.56 2.44
Pakistan 11 3389 130 1495 60 24.92 6/71 4 1 56.48 2.65
South Africa 10 3919 157 1496 70 21.37 7/84 8 2 55.99 2.29
West Indies 5 1551 78 599 41 14.61 6/81 5 2 37.83 2.32
Zimbabwe 9 3001 154 954 43 22.19 7/94 3 1 69.79 1.91
Bangladesh 1 271 10 111 10 11.10 5/13 2 1 27.10 2.46
Total 68 22501 951 8983 371 24.21 9/65 31 9 60.65 2.40
Mode of Dismissals
Bw Ct Cwk Cb St Lb Hw Batsmen dismissed most frequently
Australia 4 10 - 2 2 4 - ME Waugh 4, IA Healy 4
England 12 9 3 1 1 9 - GA Hick 3, D Gough 3
India 10 28 2 4 2 5 - M Azharuddin 4, NS Sidhu 4
New Zealand 6 25 1 2 2 3 - AC Parore 4, DL Vettori 4
Pakistan 8 36 1 3 4 8 - Waqar Younis 7, Yousuf Youhana 7
South Africa 22 27 5 2 4 10 - MV Boucher 8, DJ Cullinan 7
West Indies 16 12 3 1 - 8 1 BC Lara 4, CL Hooper 4
Zimbabwe 14 22 2 - 1 4 - GW Flower 6, PA Strang 5
Bangladesh 3 2 1 1 - 3 - Khaled Masud 2, Javed Omer 1
Total (371) 95 171 18 16 16 54 1 MV Boucher 8, Waqar Younis 7
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