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Muthiah Muralitharan
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Muthiah Muralitharan
Born: Kandy, 17-4-1972
Type: Right hand tail end batsman and right arm off-break bowler
Team: Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club
LOI debut: v India at Colombo (RP), 12-8-1993
LOI Highest score: 18 v England at Lord's, 16-8-1998
LOI Best bowling: 5-23 v Pakistan at Benoni, 15-4-19985-23 v Pakistan at Benoni, 15-4-1998

LOI career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

110 49 22 151 5.59 18 - - 53 5973 4224 151 27.97 5-23 2 4.24

WC debut: v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), 21-2-1996
WC Highest score: 5* v India at Calcutta, 13-3-1996
WC Best bowling: 2-37 v England at Faisalabad, 9-3-1996
WC appearances (1): in 1996

WC career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

6 1 1 5 - 5* - - 2 343 216 7 30.86 2-37 - 3.78