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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Born |
17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) (age 38)
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Nickname |
Murali |
| Batting style |
Right-handed |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm off break |
| Role |
Bowler, Sri Lanka vice captain |
| International information |
| National side |
Sri Lanka |
| Test debut (cap 54) |
28 August 1992 v Australia |
| Last Test |
2 December 2009 v India |
| ODI debut (cap 70) |
12 August 1993 v
India
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| Last ODI |
25 September 2009 v England |
| ODI shirt no. |
08 |
| Domestic team information |
| Years |
Team |
| 1991 present |
Tamil Union |
| 1999 and 2007 |
Lancashire |
| 2003 |
Kent |
| 2008 - present |
Chennai Super Kings |
| Career statistics |
| Competition |
Tests |
ODI |
FC |
LA |
| Matches |
132 |
334 |
231 |
425 |
| Runs scored |
1,256 |
660 |
2,187 |
918 |
| Batting average |
11.62 |
6.80 |
11.33 |
7.40 |
| 100s/50s |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
| Top score |
67 |
33 |
67 |
33 |
| Balls bowled |
43,669 |
18,001 |
66,563 |
22,365 |
| Wickets |
792 |
512 |
1,366 |
641 |
| Bowling average |
22.71 |
22.93 |
19.62 |
22.33 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
66 |
10 |
118 |
12 |
| 10 wickets in match |
22 |
n/a |
34 |
n/a |
| Best bowling |
9/51 |
7/30 |
9/51 |
7/30 |
| Catches/stumpings |
72/ |
128/ |
123/ |
151/ |
| Source: CricketArchive, 12 December 2009 |
