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Muttiah Muralitharan

Bowler  ·  Right-hand bat
Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMEMuttiah - Muralitharan
BORN17 Apr 1972, Kandy
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLEBowler
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 54
DEBUTAug 1992
LATESTJul 2010
ODI
Cap 70
DEBUTSep 1993
LATESTMar 2011
T20I
Cap 13
DEBUTJun 2009
LATESTAug 2009
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
1

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Muttiah's game across different formats.

2

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Muttiah's peak.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1936
AVERAGE
9.26
STRIKE RATE
73.57
HIGH SCORE
67
50S
1
SIXES
41
INNINGS
328
WICKETS
1347
ECONOMY
3.10
5-WICKETS
77
T20 LEAGUES · 96 MATCHES
94 wkts
ECO 6.47  ·  AVG 25.11

Recent form

All matches →
201111 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 175.00 · HS 717 wkts
▼ AVG -2.26 vs career  ·  ▲ +0.00 vs 2010  ·  SR +101.43
20105 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 87.50 · HS 48 wkts
▼ AVG -2.26 vs career  ·  SR +13.93
1998Career best
147
AVG 18.38 · SR 60.25
▲ AVG +9.12 vs career
1994Career worst · 10 matches
2
AVG 1.00 · SR 40.00
▼ AVG -8.26 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons (bowling)
2014 · ipl · 5M3 wkts
Royal Challengers Bangalore  ·  ECO 7.75 · AVG 41.33
2013 · bbl · 8M8 wkts
Melbourne Renegades  ·  ECO 5.41 · AVG 19.62
2013 · cpl · 8M10 wkts
Jamaica Tallawahs  ·  ECO 5.81 · AVG 18.00

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 133 MATCHES
1261
AVG 11.68  ·  SR 70.29  ·  HS 67  ·  WKTS 800
ODI · 344 MATCHES
674
AVG 6.81  ·  SR 77.56  ·  HS 33  ·  WKTS 534
T20I · 12 MATCHES
1
AVG 0.50  ·  SR 20.00  ·  HS 1  ·  WKTS 13
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1998
147 runs · avg 18.38
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2006
90 wickets · econ 2.59

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
0708091011
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
20111177.00175.000
2010577.0087.500
20091611322.60154.790
200821568.0062.220
200713115.50157.140

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
India
402avg 11.82 · SR 72.04
Pakistan
314avg 8.49 · SR 75.12
England
260avg 14.44 · SR 77.61
New Zealand
235avg 8.39 · SR 67.92
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
India8540211.8272.0467—1179View→
Pakistan843148.4975.1232——179View→
England3426014.4477.6138——140View→
New Zealand572358.3967.9226——161View→
Australia511757.9594.5943——112View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Sinhalese Sports Club
224avg 22.40 · HS 39
Asgiriya Stadium
198avg 16.50 · HS 67
Galle International Stadium
126avg 10.50 · HS 38
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
77avg 4.28 · HS 13
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sinhalese Sports Club2422422.4059.8939——166View→
Asgiriya Stadium1619816.50101.0267—1117View→
Galle International Stadium1512610.5078.2638——111View→
Sharjah Cricket Stadium45774.2858.3313——82View→
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium217510.7188.2432——42View→