Muthiah Muralidaran Test record against India
1993-08-04 – 2010-07-18 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 21 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 24 batting innings and 32 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 24 | 257 | 17 | 15.11 | 70.41 |
| Bowling | 32 | 3,425 | 105 | 32.61 | 66.85 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.92 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 7,020.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 1 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 365.
How the record developed
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 · 8 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 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 17.66 | 79.10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 9 | 65.66 | 3.89 | 101.22 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22.23 | 2.90 | 45.95 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 4.25 | 62.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 31.00 | 3.12 | 59.50 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 67 | 26.66 | 88.88 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 90 | 6 | 23 | 19.30 | 2.50 | 46.30 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 24.50 | 55.05 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 12 | 56.66 | 2.52 | 134.50 |
| 1994 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 23.00 | 109.52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 35.00 | 2.93 | 71.66 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 20.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 34.00 | 2.88 | 70.75 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 6 | 126 | 25.20 | 62.06 | 14 | 52 | 23.38 |
| Away | 11 | 15 | 126 | 12.60 | 85.71 | 14 | 40 | 45.45 |
| Unknown | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 | 33.33 | 4 | 13 | 30.07 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Colombo (PSS)
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v India · Lucknow
- Highest recorded innings · 67 runs
Test v India · Kandy
- Best recorded bowling · 8/87
Test v India · Colombo (SSC)
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Galle International Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-18 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | — | — | 3 | 128 |
| 2010-07-18 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | — | — | 5 | 63 |
| 2010-07-18 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
| 2009-12-02 | Brabourne Stadium | 3 | 14 | 9 | — | — |
| 2009-12-02 | Brabourne Stadium | 2 | — | — | 4 | 195 |
| 2009-12-02 | Brabourne Stadium | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — |
| 2009-11-24 | Green Park | 3 | 29 | 11 | — | — |
| 2009-11-24 | Green Park | 2 | 6 | 27 | — | — |
| 2009-11-24 | Green Park | 1 | — | — | 2 | 175 |
| 2009-11-16 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | 3 | — | — | 0 | 124 |
| 2009-11-16 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | 1 | — | — | 3 | 97 |
| 2008-08-08 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 3 | — | — | 3 | 99 |
| 2008-08-08 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008-08-08 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1 | — | — | 2 | 58 |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | — | — | 3 | 107 |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | — | — | 2 | 93 |
| 2008-07-23 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | — | — | 6 | 26 |
| 2008-07-23 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | — | — | 5 | 84 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.