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Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. [12] He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most five wickets per innings, as well as the most ten wickets per match. [13]
As of March 2024, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. [6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1972) This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Muralitharan, and not as Muttiah. Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan Muralitharan at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in February ...
Dharmasena was the 59th Sri Lankan cricketer to receive a Test cap (Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club 1993). Kumar Dharmasena has the record for playing the most number of ODI innings before being dismissed for a duck (72 innings).
South African fast bowler Shaun Pollock is the most economical with 3.67 runs per over, whereas Lee has the best strike rate of 29.4 balls per wicket. [2] Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas' eight wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001 remains the only occasion where a bowler has taken eight wickets in an ODI. [8]
Sri Lanka won the series 2-0 and Herath was the Player of the Series. [33] In England tour 2016, Herath took two wickets in the first test at Leeds, with 299 test wickets. However, Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and 88 runs. In the second match at Chester-Le-Street, Herath took his 300th test wicket by dismissing Steven Finn, caught by ...
Sri Lanka: 16,128: 413: 1989–2011 5 551 Mike Gatting England: 14,476: 175: 1975–1998 Sachin Tendulkar India: 21,999: 201: 1989–2013 7 546 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka: 15,421: 24: 1995–2016 8 536 John Emburey England: 3,865: 647: 1975–2000 9 528 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka: 19,456-1997–2017 10 525 Kim Barnett England: 15,564: 113 ...
In October 2012, he was contracted to coach the New Zealand fast bowlers during their tour of Sri Lanka, which included two Test matches. [46] In May 2013, he was appointed as bowling coach for the Sri Lankan side participating in the Champions Trophy competition in England. [10] He served as Sri Lanka's bowling coach until April 2015. [47]