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Muttiah Muralitharan Career Stats, Records and Bowling Mastery

539 wickets across formats at a Test bowling average of 22.85 — Muttiah Muralitharan's ball-by-ball record reveals the greatest spin bowler in cricket history.

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Test career38 MATCHES

Wickets
243
Bowl avg
22.85
Economy
2.79
Runs
275
Bat avg
8.59
Strike rate
77.5
High score
33
Last played 2010-07-18 · all Test cricket in the archive

ODI career124 MATCHES

Wickets
190
Bowl avg
24.1
Economy
4.09
Runs
317
Bat avg
7.37
Strike rate
83.6
High score
32
Last played 2011-04-02 · all ODI cricket in the archive

T20 career104 MATCHES

Wickets
106
Bowl avg
24.24
Economy
6.43
Runs
22
Bat avg
2.2
Strike rate
53.7
High score
6
Last played 2014-05-22 · all T20 cricket in the archive (internationals and leagues)

Statistically similar players

Closest career profiles in the archive, by format — batting and bowling numbers, weighted by role.

TESTSIMILARITY / 100

Shane Warne
135 wkts · avg 23.8
Saeed Ajmal
178 wkts · avg 28.1
Mohammad Asif
93 wkts · avg 24.1
Jasprit Bumrah
234 wkts · avg 19.8
HMRKB Herath
404 wkts · avg 27.1
Matt Henry
152 wkts · avg 26.0

ODISIMILARITY / 100

Saeed Ajmal
175 wkts · econ 4.2
Nathan Bracken
154 wkts · econ 4.4
Saurabh Netravalkar
111 wkts · econ 4.0
Sunil Narine
91 wkts · econ 4.1
Glenn McGrath
98 wkts · econ 3.8
Jasprit Bumrah
145 wkts · econ 4.6

T20SIMILARITY / 100

Samuel Badree
124 wkts · econ 6.6
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
192 wkts · econ 6.8
Bernard Scholtz
85 wkts · econ 6.4
Stephen O'Keefe
105 wkts · econ 6.7
Fawad Ahmed
172 wkts · econ 7.0
RM Koda
54 wkts · econ 6.7

Sri Lanka team-mates

Kumar SangakkaraTillakaratne DilshanAngelo MathewsMahela JayawardeneDimuth KarunaratneUpul TharangaDinesh ChandimalKusal Mendis
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