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Muthiah Muralidaran
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
MM
495Internationals
1,936Career runs
0Centuries
1,347Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 133
- Innings
- 164
- Runs
- 1,261
- Average
- 11.67
- Strike rate
- 70.28
- Highest score
- 67
- Not outs
- 56
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 1
- Ducks
- 33
- 4s
- 146
- 6s
- 29
- Balls faced
- 1,794
Bowling
- Matches
- 133
- Innings
- 230
- Balls
- 44,039
- Maidens
- 1,794
- Runs conceded
- 18,180
- Wickets
- 800
- Average
- 22.72
- Economy
- 2.47
- Strike rate
- 55.04
- Best innings
- 9/51
- Best match
- 16/220
- 4 wickets
- 45
- 5 wickets
- 67
- 10 wickets
- 22
Fielding
- Matches
- 133
- Innings
- 233
- Catches
- 72
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 72
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 72
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.309
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 350
- Innings
- 162
- Runs
- 674
- Average
- 6.80
- Strike rate
- 77.56
- Highest score
- 33*
- Not outs
- 63
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 25
- 4s
- 50
- 6s
- 12
- Balls faced
- 869
Bowling
- Matches
- 350
- Innings
- 341
- Balls
- 18,811
- Maidens
- 198
- Runs conceded
- 12,326
- Wickets
- 534
- Average
- 23.08
- Economy
- 3.93
- Strike rate
- 35.22
- Best innings
- 7/30
- Best match
- 7/30
- 4 wickets
- 15
- 5 wickets
- 10
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 350
- Innings
- 347
- Catches
- 130
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 130
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 130
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.374
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 2
- Runs
- 1
- Average
- 0.50
- Strike rate
- 20.00
- Highest score
- 1
- Not outs
- 0
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- 0
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 5
Bowling
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 12
- Balls
- 282
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 297
- Wickets
- 13
- Average
- 22.84
- Economy
- 6.31
- Strike rate
- 21.69
- Best innings
- 3/29
- Best match
- 3/29
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 12
- Catches
- 1
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 1
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 1
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.083
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
487 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-02 | India v Sri Lanka | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2011-03-29 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets |
| 2011-03-26 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets |
| 2011-03-18 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 112 runs |
| 2011-03-10 | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 139 runs |
| 2011-03-05 | Sri Lanka v Australia | ODI | No result |
| 2011-02-26 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 11 runs |
| 2011-02-03 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 2011-01-31 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | ODI | No result |
| 2010-11-05 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 29 runs |
| 2010-11-03 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 1 wickets |
| 2010-10-31 | Australia v Sri Lanka | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 19 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | N/A | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 23.87 | 3.09 | 46.25 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 29 | 16.66 | 89.28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 112 | 12 | 26 | 45.96 | 3.18 | 86.50 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 43 | 24.46 | 2.84 | 51.58 |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9.00 | 93.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 49 | 22.30 | 2.62 | 50.95 |
| 2006 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 33 | 6.81 | 65.78 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 114 | 21 | 90 | 16.90 | 2.58 | 39.26 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 | 98 | 36 | 14.00 | 83.05 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 118 | 13 | 47 | 17.14 | 2.80 | 36.70 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 43 | 11.85 | 95.40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 87 | 12 | 47 | 22.02 | 2.87 | 45.89 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 | 113 | 38 | 16.14 | 63.12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 179 | 13 | 48 | 17.68 | 1.80 | 58.75 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 27 | 6.12 | 90.74 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 55 | 17.80 | 2.07 | 51.56 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | 121 | 67 | 15.12 | 84.61 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 23 | 80 | 21.23 | 2.17 | 58.60 |
| 2000 | 9 | 14 | 95 | 22 | 11.87 | 65.06 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 146 | 17 | 75 | 19.50 | 2.34 | 49.86 |
| 1999 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 5.75 | 46.93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 28.25 | 2.20 | 76.75 |
| 1998 | 8 | 12 | 147 | 30 | 18.37 | 60.24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 244 | 16 | 68 | 18.47 | 2.28 | 48.55 |
| 1997 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 39 | 11.66 | 69.53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 151 | 13 | 40 | 31.65 | 2.52 | 75.15 |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13.92 | 1.84 | 45.21 |
| 1995 | 7 | 14 | 77 | 11 | 9.62 | 71.29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 25 | 35.96 | 2.84 | 75.76 |
| 1994 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 20 | 20.25 | 110.95 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 16 | 47.06 | 2.71 | 104.00 |
| 1993 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 19 | 14.33 | 34.12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 9 | 29 | 24.55 | 2.38 | 61.68 |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34.63 | 3.03 | 68.36 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 19 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 175.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22.35 | 4.22 | 31.71 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 41.80 | 4.75 | 52.80 |
| 2009 | 16 | 11 | 113 | 33 | 22.60 | 154.79 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 16 | 22 | 29.45 | 4.77 | 37.04 |
| 2008 | 21 | 11 | 56 | 13 | 8.00 | 62.22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 21 | 35 | 22.08 | 4.24 | 31.20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | 157.14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 14.50 | 3.88 | 22.37 |
| 2006 | 27 | 15 | 64 | 27 | 6.40 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 27 | 36 | 31.63 | 4.35 | 43.61 |
| 2005 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 4.42 | 81.57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 27.68 | 3.80 | 43.62 |
| 2004 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21.75 | 3.79 | 34.40 |
| 2003 | 21 | 12 | 62 | 19 | 6.20 | 76.54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 21 | 38 | 18.00 | 3.44 | 31.39 |
| 2002 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 7.75 | 81.57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 13.26 | 2.78 | 28.61 |
| 2001 | 33 | 16 | 81 | 13 | 8.10 | 78.64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 33 | 56 | 18.19 | 3.30 | 33.05 |
| 2000 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 20.00 | 3.39 | 35.32 |
| 1999 | 27 | 19 | 50 | 12 | 4.16 | 65.78 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 26 | 38 | 25.60 | 3.95 | 38.86 |
| 1998 | 18 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 10.00 | 78.43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 32 | 22.81 | 4.29 | 31.84 |
| 1997 | 25 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 7.60 | 64.40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 36 | 28.91 | 4.37 | 39.63 |
| 1996 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 3.50 | 54.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 26.83 | 4.21 | 38.16 |
| 1995 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 7.66 | 74.19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 32.38 | 4.24 | 45.77 |
| 1994 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 40.44 | 4.08 | 59.33 |
| 1993 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 36.50 | 4.17 | 52.50 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41.00 | 6.83 | 36.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20.88 | 6.06 | 20.66 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 6.75 | 12.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Colombo (RPS)
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v South Africa · Moratuwa
- Highest recorded innings · 67 runs
Test v India · Kandy
- Best recorded bowling · 9/51
Test v Zimbabwe · Kandy
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v India · Wankhede Stadium
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst India21 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst England16 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Pakistan15 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst South Africa15 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan63 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India60 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand40 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia36 matches with recorded figures