Murali's second innings' 8 wickets gave him his 14th ten-wicket haul in a Test.

There is no parallel to Murali's deeds when it comes to picking up five-wicket innings or ten-wicket match hauls as is demonstrated by the accompanying tables:

10-wicket hauls for Muralitharan

Performance	Opponent	Venue	Season	Result for SL
16-220	England [Images]	The Oval	1998	won
13-115	Zimbabwe	Kandy	2001-02	won
13-171	South Africa	Galle	2000-01	won
12-117	Zimbabwe	Kandy	1997-98	won
11-93	England	Galle	2003-04	drawn
11-161	South Africa	Durban	2000-01	drawn
11-170	West Indies	Galle	2001-02	won
11-196	India	Colombo (SSC)	2001-02	won
11-212	Australia	Galle	2003-04	lost
10-83	West Indies	Kandy	2005	won
10-98	Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	2002	won
10-111	Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	2001-02	won
10-135	West Indies	Kandy	2001-02	won
10-148	Pakistan	Peshawar (AN)	1999-00	won

Most 10-wicket match hauls in Test cricket

10-wicket hauls	Bowler	For	Tests	Tests/10-Wicket haul
14	M Muralitharan	SL	93	6.64
9	RJ Hadlee	NZ	86	9.56
8	SK Warne	Aus	124	15.50
7	SF Barnes	Eng	27	3.86
7	CV Grimmett	Aus	37	5.29
7	DK Lillee	Aus	70	10.00
7	A Kumble	Ind	95	13.57

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