One day internationals Muttiah Muralitharan



muralitharan bowling adam gilchrist in odi in 2006.


career summary

on 12 august 1993 muralitharan made 1 day international (odi) debut against india @ khettarama stadium , took 1 38 off ten overs. praveen amre first odi wicket.


on 27 october 2000 in sharjah, muralitharan captured 7 30 against india, best bowling figures in 1 day internationals.


on 9 april 2002 muralitharan achieved career peak odi bowling rating of 913, based on lg icc player rankings. highest ever rating achieved spin bowler in 1 day internationals. puts him in fourth place in lg icc best-ever odi bowling ratings.


in 2006, muralitharan had second (now third) highest number of runs (99) hit off him in 1 day international innings. australians, adam gilchrist, attacked muralitharan s bowling more usual day. noted muralitharan not have great record against australians in odis , proved again ineffective in finals of 2007 world cup; chief tormentor again being gilchrist.


muralitharan played in 5 cricket world cup tournaments, in 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 , 2011. captured 67 world cup wickets , second in list behind glenn mcgrath has 71, , represented sri lanka in 3 world cup finals. in 1996 muralitharan part sri lanka s world cup winning team defeated australia in lahore, pakistan. muralitharan played in 2007 world cup final, when australia defeated sri lanka in bridgetown, barbados. picked 23 wickets in 2007 world cup, , finished second highest wicket taker in tournament behind glenn mcgrath. part of 2011 team lost world cup final against india in mumbai. farewell match well.


muttiah muralitharan left out of sri lankan one-day squad tour west indies in april 2008. chairman of selectors ashantha de mel clarifying non-selection stated know (muralitharan) can still play in next world cup if looked after, want use him sparingly preserve him big games , world cup coming in asian sub-continent muralitharan threat.


muralitharan has highest number of career wickets in 1 day internationals, having overtaken wasim akram on 5 february 2009. akram took 502 wickets in 356 matches. on 3 february 2009, muralitharan dismissed yuvraj singh in 327th match, third odi against india in colombo equal akram s record. won 13 man of match awards in form of game.








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