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Muttiah Muralitharan stats

Data through 22 May 2014Last updated 22 May 2014

Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 9 January 2003 to 22 May 2014. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.

Muttiah Muralitharan played 38 Tests, 126 ODIs, 12 T20Is for Sri Lanka in the data, between 2003 and 2014. Muttiah Muralitharan took 243 Test wickets in the data (average 22.85, economy 2.79, best 8/70).

International matches
176
Tests 38 · ODIs 126 · T20Is 12
International runs
593
0 hundreds
International wickets
446
23 five-wicket hauls
T20 league & domestic matches
92
21 runs
Best bowling
8/70
Test

Teams played for

Sri Lanka 2003–2011 · 171Chennai Super Kings 2008–2010 · 40Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2012–2014 · 21Melbourne Renegades 2012–2014 · 16Jamaica Tallawahs 2013 · 8Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011 · 5ICC World XI 2005 · 3Chittagong Kings 2012 · 2Asia XI 2005 · 2

Muttiah Muralitharan batting record by format

Batting by format
FormatMInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Test384412275338.5935577.500102910
ODI1266623317327.3737983.6009307
T20I1220110.50520.000100
T20 (leagues & domestic)921462162.623658.300310

Runs per year

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Muttiah Muralitharan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Muttiah Muralitharan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Muttiah Muralitharan: runs per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearRuns
200374
20048
200566
2006139
200738
200868
2009189
201013
201112
20127
20130
20140
Year-by-year batting (25 rows)
Batting by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
2003ODI12535.3062.41600
2003Test121–210.02100
2004ODI488.0080.0400
2004Test200.000.0000
2005ODI6315.1781.61500
2005Test6355.8364.82400
2006ODI15646.4080.02700
2006Test16756.8268.23300
2007ODI3115.50157.1800
2007Test5279.0093.11500
2008ODI11568.0062.21300
2008T20 (leagues & domestic)100.000.0000
2008Test5123.0044.4800
2009ODI108016.00140.43200
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)484.00100.0400
2009T20I210.5020.0100
2009Test810016.6789.32900
2010ODI377.0087.5400
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)111.0050.0100
2010Test15–50.0500
2011ODI277.00175.0700
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)15–62.5500
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)372.3358.3600
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)300.000.0000
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)10––000

Muttiah Muralitharan bowling record by format

Bowling by format
FormatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5wMdns
Test7011,9425,5522438/7012/8222.852.7949.13021384
ODI1246,7174,5791905/29–24.104.0935.49255
T20I12282297133/29–22.856.3221.7000
T20 (leagues & domestic)922,1122,262923/11–24.596.4323.0002

Wickets per year

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Muttiah Muralitharan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Muttiah Muralitharan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
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Muttiah Muralitharan: wickets per calendar year (all formats in the data)
YearWickets
200342
200419
200538
2006119
200775
200879
200967
201030
201119
201221
201321
20148
Year-by-year bowling (27 rows)
Bowling by calendar year and format
YearFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
2003ODI203517.543.404/27
2003Test2714.711.544/63
2004ODI7832.003.823/44
2004Test21119.272.746/59
2005ODI121330.463.623/35
2005Test82520.403.106/18
2006ODI243330.454.344/23
2006T20I1213.506.752/27
2006Test198416.502.628/70
2007ODI122614.463.914/19
2007Test154922.312.636/28
2008ODI203521.064.165/29
2008T20 (leagues & domestic)151136.736.972/39
2008Test103326.122.886/26
2009ODI141833.944.973/19
2009T20 (leagues & domestic)131418.645.223/11
2009T20I8920.896.063/29
2009Test122645.963.194/73
2010ODI5541.804.752/30
2010T20 (leagues & domestic)121521.936.853/16
2010T20I3241.006.832/25
2010Test2823.883.105/63
2011ODI101722.064.124/25
2011T20 (leagues & domestic)5270.507.421/18
2012T20 (leagues & domestic)172119.486.203/21
2013T20 (leagues & domestic)202123.906.443/12
2014T20 (leagues & domestic)10827.006.552/15

Muttiah Muralitharan against each team

Batting against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsRunsAvgSRHS10050
IndiaTest10649.1464.62900
EnglandTest85914.7590.83300
New ZealandTest6479.4082.51700
BangladeshTest54010.0081.62400
AustraliaTest8284.6773.71500
PakistanTest32311.50115.02200
IndiaODI16928.3671.31600
AustraliaODI13577.1296.62700
PakistanODI95611.20107.73200
EnglandODI52424.00126.31800
New ZealandODI5235.7567.6800
BangladeshODI4227.33137.51100
ZimbabweODI3155.00136.41000
South AfricaODI7102.5050.0400
West IndiesODI382.6744.4400
Rajasthan RoyalsT20 (leagues & domestic)3115.5057.9600
Bowling against each opponent (3+ innings)
OpponentFormatInnsWktsAvgEconBest
BangladeshTest165913.412.716/18
EnglandTest135018.382.298/70
IndiaTest144433.343.406/26
New ZealandTest83017.802.466/87
South AfricaTest42218.052.447/97
AustraliaTest72038.453.116/59
West IndiesTest41232.922.855/79
PakistanTest4646.672.825/39
AustraliaODI223032.004.514/27
New ZealandODI132815.043.614/23
IndiaODI232638.504.613/35
PakistanODI162326.134.093/19
ZimbabweODI91911.263.105/29
South AfricaODI81324.924.383/34
BangladeshODI81221.173.485/31
West IndiesODI91225.253.793/17
EnglandODI7838.884.532/54
KenyaODI388.502.744/28
New ZealandT20I3514.005.832/25
West IndiesT20I3419.006.333/29
PakistanT20I3326.007.092/28
Royal Challengers BengaluruT20 (leagues & domestic)7915.785.073/11
Punjab KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)7921.006.753/16
Delhi CapitalsT20 (leagues & domestic)8924.337.063/25
Mumbai IndiansT20 (leagues & domestic)8824.756.602/24
Deccan ChargersT20 (leagues & domestic)8723.715.352/11
Kolkata Knight RidersT20 (leagues & domestic)10642.507.082/31
Rajasthan RoyalsT20 (leagues & domestic)9649.008.362/22
Chennai Super KingsT20 (leagues & domestic)3419.006.333/21
Brisbane HeatT20 (leagues & domestic)3421.507.172/22
Pune WarriorsT20 (leagues & domestic)3330.008.312/16
Guyana Amazon WarriorsT20 (leagues & domestic)3327.006.752/33
Sunrisers HyderabadT20 (leagues & domestic)3233.505.581/18
Melbourne StarsT20 (leagues & domestic)4254.006.751/23

Top grounds (batting)

Top grounds (bowling)

Most wickets by ground
GroundInnsWktsAvgEcon
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground165418.172.43
Galle International Stadium103524.602.79
Asgiriya Stadium62611.812.25
R Premadasa Stadium202629.383.99
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium152327.524.32
P Sara Oval62218.092.79
Providence Stadium71723.123.39
National Stadium, Karachi71427.143.17
Trent Bridge51315.382.73
Docklands Stadium111322.315.37

Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)

T20 phases: overs 1–6, 7–15, 16–20. ODI phases: overs 1–10, 11–40, 41–50.
FormatPhaseRunsBallsSROutsBowl ballsWktsEcon
T20Powerplay––––21046.09
T20Middle––––1747716.07
T20Death224153.710437307.95
ODIPowerplay––––10854.83
ODIMiddle11212589.6955071463.86
ODIDeath20525480.7341102395.16

How Muttiah Muralitharan was dismissed

How Muttiah Muralitharan took wickets

Last 20 innings

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Muttiah Muralitharan: runs in the last 20 innings
010203025 Sep 20092 Dec 200915 Jun 20103 Nov 201024 Apr 201129 Dec 201214 Jan 20140
Muttiah Muralitharan: runs in the last 20 innings
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Muttiah Muralitharan: runs in the last 20 innings
InningsRuns
25 Sep 200918
24 Nov 20096
24 Nov 200929
2 Dec 20094
2 Dec 200914
14 Mar 20101
15 Jun 20101
24 Jun 20102
18 Jul 20105
3 Nov 20104
26 Feb 20110
18 Mar 20117
24 Apr 20115
15 Apr 20126
20 May 20120
29 Dec 20121
15 Jan 20130
2 Aug 20130
20 Dec 20130
14 Jan 20140
Most recent batting innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstScoreBallsHow outGround
14 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Sydney Thunder0*0not outDocklands Stadium
20 Dec 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Melbourne Stars02caughtMelbourne Cricket Ground
2 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Guyana Amazon Warriors0*1not outProvidence Stadium
15 Jan 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Brisbane Heat0*0not outDocklands Stadium
29 Dec 2012T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers13caughtWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground
20 May 2012T20 (leagues & domestic)Deccan Chargers01caughtRajiv Gandhi International Stadium
15 Apr 2012T20 (leagues & domestic)Rajasthan Royals68caughtM Chinnaswamy Stadium
24 Apr 2011T20 (leagues & domestic)Rajasthan Royals5*8not outSawai Mansingh Stadium
18 Mar 2011ODINew Zealand73run outWankhede Stadium
26 Feb 2011ODIPakistan0*1not outR Premadasa Stadium
3 Nov 2010ODIAustralia4*2not outMelbourne Cricket Ground
18 Jul 2010TestIndia5*10not outGalle International Stadium
24 Jun 2010ODIIndia25caughtRangiri Dambulla International Stadium
15 Jun 2010ODIPakistan1*1not outRangiri Dambulla International Stadium
14 Mar 2010T20 (leagues & domestic)Deccan Chargers12lbwMA Chidambaram Stadium
2 Dec 2009TestIndia149caughtBrabourne Stadium
2 Dec 2009TestIndia4*20not outBrabourne Stadium
24 Nov 2009TestIndia2911bowledGreen Park
24 Nov 2009TestIndia627lbwGreen Park
25 Sep 2009ODIEngland1810bowledThe Wanderers Stadium

Last 20 bowling innings

Most recent bowling innings in the data
DateFormatAgainstFiguresOversMdnsGround
22 May 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Kolkata Knight Riders0/1920Eden Gardens
20 May 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Sunrisers Hyderabad0/2640Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
18 May 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Chennai Super Kings1/2940JSCA International Stadium Complex
13 May 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Delhi Capitals2/2540M Chinnaswamy Stadium
24 Apr 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Kolkata Knight Riders0/2520Sharjah Cricket Stadium
22 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Adelaide Strikers2/1640Adelaide Oval
18 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Sydney Sixers1/2340Docklands Stadium
14 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Sydney Thunder0/820Docklands Stadium
4 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Melbourne Stars0/3040Docklands Stadium
1 Jan 2014T20 (leagues & domestic)Hobart Hurricanes2/1530Bellerive Oval
30 Dec 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Brisbane Heat1/2940Docklands Stadium
26 Dec 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Perth Scorchers1/1340Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
20 Dec 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Melbourne Stars1/2340Melbourne Cricket Ground
24 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Guyana Amazon Warriors0/1340Queen's Park Oval
23 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Barbados Royals0/2630Queen's Park Oval
17 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Barbados Royals3/1240Sabina Park
15 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Guyana Amazon Warriors1/3540Sabina Park
10 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)St Lucia Kings1/2940Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
7 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Trinbago Knight Riders1/1440Queen's Park Oval
4 Aug 2013T20 (leagues & domestic)Antigua Hawksbills2/1840Providence Stadium

Batter vs bowler matchups

Frequently asked questions

How many wickets has Muttiah Muralitharan taken in Tests?
243 wickets in 70 innings at an average of 22.85, economy 2.79, best figures 8/70.
How many wickets has Muttiah Muralitharan taken in ODIs?
190 wickets in 124 innings at an average of 24.10, economy 4.09, best figures 5/29.
How many runs has Muttiah Muralitharan scored in Tests?
275 runs in 44 innings (38 matches) at an average of 8.59 and a strike rate of 77.5, in the data from 2003 to 2010.
How many runs has Muttiah Muralitharan scored in ODIs?
317 runs in 66 innings (126 matches) at an average of 7.37 and a strike rate of 83.6, in the data from 2003 to 2011.
How many runs has Muttiah Muralitharan scored in T20Is?
1 runs in 2 innings (12 matches) at an average of 0.50 and a strike rate of 20.0, in the data from 2006 to 2010.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.