Live Cricket | Will Murali make it to the top in the 2nd India-Lanka ODI?
Want another reason to watch the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla live? Well, then here it is. 37 year old ace Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is just 2 wickets away from climbing to the very top of the list of wicket takers in one day cricket. The current leader is Pakistan’s Wasim Akram. Two wickets tomorrow and the two leading bowlers of the world will be tied on the top!
At the end of the 1st ODI against India Muralitharan’s record stands like this:
Number of Matches Played: 325 | Wickets: 501 | Bowling Average: 22.52 |
Best Bowling Performance in a Match: 7/30 | 5 wickets in a match: 10 times
Contrary to popular belief that Muralthiran’s heroics have been by and large restricted to performances at home, his records clearly show tha he has claimed 56 wickets in one day matches in Australia and 39 wickets in South Africa.
He has been most successfull against Pakistan having claimed 88 wickets against this sub-continent rival. He has done very well in the matches in West Indies as well averaging a spectacular 18.68 . What would put things in the right perspective is this amazing fact - only 128 of his 501 wickets have come at home!
You can watch this potentially historic cricket match live on Neo Cricket - match will start 1430 hours local time.