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| Full name: | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Born: | 17th April 1972, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Teams: | Sri Lanka (Test: 1992-2010); ICC World XI (Test: 2005/06); Sri Lanka (ODI: 1993-2010/11); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2004/05-2005/06); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2010/11); Sri Lanka (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009-2010); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main FC: 1991/92-2003/04); Lancashire (Main FC: 1999-2007); Kent (Main FC: 2003); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main ListA: 1991/92-2009/10); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1999-2007); Kent (Main ListA: 2003); Kandurata (Main ListA: 2007/08-2010/11); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2005-2007); Kandurata (Main Twenty20: 2008/09-2011); Gloucestershire (Main Twenty20: 2011); Wellington (Main Twenty20: 2011/12); All teams |
| Lancashire cap: 1999 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1999 | |
| Kent cap: 2003 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Historic Achievement |
| Sri Lanka announce squad for Australian series | |
| Sri Lanka gift grand farewell to Muralitharan | |
| India looking down the barrel in the first Test | |
| List of all articles | |
| Pictures: | Muttiah Muralitharan and team-mates celebrate their semi-final win over New Zealand |
| KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Muttiah Muralitharan | |
| Muralitharan celebrates the wicket of Younis Khan | |
| List of all pictures | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1992-2010) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 132 | 162 | 56 | 1259 | 67 | 11.87 | 0 | 1 | 70.45 | 70 | |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 2 | |
| Overall | 133 | 164 | 56 | 1261 | 67 | 11.67 | 0 | 1 | 70.28 | 72 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1992-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 43715 | 1786 | 18023 | 795 | 9-51 | 22.67 | 67 | 22 | 54.98 | 2.47 |
| ICC World XI | 324 | 8 | 157 | 5 | 3-55 | 31.40 | 0 | 0 | 64.80 | 2.90 |
| Overall | 44039 | 1794 | 18180 | 800 | 9-51 | 22.72 | 67 | 22 | 55.04 | 2.47 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1990-2010) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Central Province | 11 | 14 | 4 | 107 | 24* | 10.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sri Lankans | 18 | 16 | 6 | 129 | 31* | 12.90 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 35 | 41 | 8 | 407 | 36 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Sri Lanka Board President's XI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 132 | 162 | 56 | 1259 | 67 | 11.87 | 0 | 1 | 70 | |
| Sri Lanka Under-24s | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lancashire | 28 | 32 | 9 | 236 | 28 | 10.26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Kent | 5 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Overall | 232 | 276 | 83 | 2192 | 67 | 11.35 | 0 | 1 | 123 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1990-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Central Province | 2298 | 102 | 954 | 50 | 6-116 | 19.08 | 3 | 0 | 45.96 | 2.49 |
| Sri Lankans | 4103 | 207 | 1533 | 93 | 7-57 | 16.48 | 9 | 1 | 44.11 | 2.24 |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 5987 | 307 | 2442 | 184 | 8-8 | 13.27 | 13 | 4 | 32.53 | 2.44 |
| Sri Lanka Board President's XI | 132 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1-79 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 | 132.00 | 3.59 |
| Sri Lanka | 43715 | 1786 | 18023 | 795 | 9-51 | 22.67 | 67 | 22 | 54.98 | 2.47 |
| Sri Lanka Under-24s | 324 | 10 | 122 | 10 | 6-62 | 12.20 | 1 | 1 | 32.40 | 2.25 |
| Lancashire | 8982 | 440 | 3240 | 203 | 7-39 | 15.96 | 22 | 6 | 44.24 | 2.16 |
| Kent | 1068 | 41 | 447 | 33 | 6-36 | 13.54 | 4 | 0 | 32.36 | 2.51 |
| ICC World XI | 324 | 8 | 157 | 5 | 3-55 | 31.40 | 0 | 0 | 64.80 | 2.90 |
| Overall | 66933 | 2903 | 26997 | 1374 | 9-51 | 19.64 | 119 | 34 | 48.71 | 2.42 |
| One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993-2010/11) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 343 | 161 | 63 | 674 | 33* | 6.87 | 0 | 0 | 77.73 | 128 | |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| Overall | 350 | 162 | 63 | 674 | 33* | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 77.56 | 130 | |
| One-Day International Career Bowling (1993-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 18433 | 195 | 12066 | 523 | 7-30 | 23.07 | 15 | 10 | 35.24 | 3.92 |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 198 | 2 | 138 | 6 | 3-59 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 4.18 |
| ICC World XI | 180 | 1 | 122 | 5 | 2-38 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.06 |
| Overall | 18811 | 198 | 12326 | 534 | 7-30 | 23.08 | 15 | 10 | 35.22 | 3.93 |
| One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 28 | 15 | 4 | 107 | 27 | 9.72 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Sri Lanka | 343 | 161 | 63 | 674 | 33* | 6.87 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
| Sri Lankans | 15 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 19 | 13.40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Lancashire | 34 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 27 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Kent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11* | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FICA World XI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Kandurata | 16 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8* | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Overall | 453 | 205 | 76 | 945 | 33* | 7.32 | 0 | 0 | 159 | |
| One-Day Career Bowling (1991/92-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 1278 | 22 | 735 | 52 | 5-15 | 14.13 | 2 | 1 | 29.04 | 3.11 |
| Sri Lanka | 18433 | 195 | 12066 | 523 | 7-30 | 23.07 | 15 | 10 | 35.24 | 3.92 |
| Sri Lankans | 798 | 23 | 431 | 20 | 3-5 | 21.55 | 0 | 0 | 39.90 | 3.24 |
| Lancashire | 1690 | 50 | 945 | 39 | 3-12 | 24.23 | 0 | 0 | 43.33 | 3.35 |
| Kent | 408 | 9 | 269 | 13 | 5-34 | 20.69 | 0 | 1 | 31.38 | 3.95 |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 198 | 2 | 138 | 6 | 3-59 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 4.18 |
| FICA World XI | 67 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 1-46 | 103.00 | 0 | 0 | 67.00 | 9.22 |
| ICC World XI | 180 | 1 | 122 | 5 | 2-38 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.06 |
| Kandurata | 682 | 3 | 461 | 23 | 3-24 | 20.04 | 0 | 0 | 29.65 | 4.05 |
| Overall | 23734 | 305 | 15270 | 682 | 7-30 | 22.39 | 17 | 12 | 35.21 | 3.84 |
| International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2010/11) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | |
| International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 282 | 0 | 297 | 13 | 3-29 | 22.84 | 0 | 0 | 21.69 | 6.31 |
| Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2011/12) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Lancashire | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 160.00 | 2 | |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | |
| Chennai Super Kings | 46 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 | 15 | |
| Kandurata | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 | 65.00 | 4 | |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 62.50 | 1 | ||
| Gloucestershire | 15 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 8* | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 | 0 | |
| Wellington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | ||
| Overall | 102 | 27 | 10 | 59 | 11 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 77.63 | 23 | |
| Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005-2011/12) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Lancashire | 150 | 1 | 129 | 15 | 4-18 | 8.60 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 | 5.16 |
| Sri Lanka | 282 | 0 | 297 | 13 | 3-29 | 22.84 | 0 | 0 | 21.69 | 6.31 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 1075 | 1 | 1126 | 52 | 3-11 | 21.65 | 0 | 0 | 20.67 | 6.28 |
| Kandurata | 263 | 1 | 287 | 21 | 4-16 | 13.66 | 1 | 0 | 12.52 | 6.54 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 114 | 0 | 141 | 2 | 1-18 | 70.50 | 0 | 0 | 57.00 | 7.42 |
| Gloucestershire | 324 | 0 | 372 | 12 | 2-15 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 6.88 |
| Wellington | 108 | 1 | 110 | 7 | 3-18 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 | 15.42 | 6.11 |
| Overall | 2316 | 4 | 2462 | 122 | 4-16 | 20.18 | 3 | 0 | 18.98 | 6.37 |
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