Muttiah Muralitharan | Detailed Test Bowling Stats

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan. All Home and Away stats of Pakistani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFO

2. BASIC STATS AND RANKS

3. RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

4.6. In Victories At Home

4.7. In Victories Away

4.8. Overall

5. TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

GENERAL INFO

Bowler Name	M Muralitharan
Nation	SL
First Played	1992
Last Played	2010

BASIC STATS AND RANKS

PARAMETER	STAT	RANK	RATING LINK
Wkts	800	1	Top 25 In Wkts
Average	22.73	1	Top 25 In Ave
Relative Average	23.65	1	Top 25 In R Ave
Strike Rate (SR)	55.05	3	Top 25 In SR
Relative SR	59.86	5	Top 25 In R SR
Best Bowling By Wkts	8.00	1	Top 25 In BBW

RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

RATING TYPE	RATING	RANK	RATING LINK
Home	994.94	1	Top 15
Away	866.85	2	Top 15
Asians In Asia	988.74	1	Top 10
Asians Outside Asia	943.45	1	Top 10
Top Form	994.59	1	Top 15
Top Form Home	972.57	1	Top 15
Top Form Away	938.18	2	Top 15
Top Teams	954.48	2	Top 15
Wkts/Inn	961.09	1	Top 15
5 Wicket Hauls	990.97	1	Top 15
Impact Innings	987.50	1	Top 15
Victories	891.68	1	Top 15
Victories Home	894.64	1	Top 15
Victories Away	834.05	3	Top 15
Overall	963.36	1	Top 25

CONDITIONS STATS

At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	17	3789	1400	69	8	20.29	54.91
AUS	14	2541	1223	47	5	26.02	54.06
ENG	20	4296	1325	64	3	20.70	67.13
WI	11	1854	758	45	5	16.84	41.20
NZ	16	2952	1167	52	3	22.44	56.77
IND	18	3571	1607	65	5	24.72	54.94
PAK	10	1820	789	30	3	26.30	60.67
ZIM	14	2702	751	61	5	12.31	44.30
BAN	14	1536	626	60	8	10.43	25.60
TOTAL	134	25061	9646	493	45	19.57	50.83

Away From Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	10	2119	911	35	3	26.03	60.54
AUS	7	1572	905	12	0	75.42	131.00
ENG	10	2317	922	48	5	19.21	48.27
WI	11	1881	851	37	4	23.00	50.84
NZ	9	1568	599	30	2	19.97	52.27
IND	14	3449	1818	40	2	45.45	86.23
PAK	15	2877	1248	50	2	24.96	57.54
ZIM	12	2019	716	26	1	27.54	77.65
BAN	8	1176	564	29	3	19.45	40.55
TOTAL	96	18978	8534	307	22	27.80	61.82

In Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	17	3789	1400	69	8	20.29	54.91
AUS	14	2541	1223	47	5	26.02	54.06
ENG	20	4296	1325	64	3	20.70	67.13
WI	11	1854	758	45	5	16.84	41.20
NZ	16	2952	1167	52	3	22.44	56.77
IND	32	7020	3425	105	7	32.62	66.86
PAK	25	4697	2037	80	5	25.46	58.71
ZIM	14	2702	751	61	5	12.31	44.30
BAN	22	2712	1190	89	11	13.37	30.47
TOTAL	171	32563	13276	612	52	21.69	53.21

Outside Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	10	2119	911	35	3	26.03	60.54
AUS	7	1572	905	12	0	75.42	131.00
ENG	10	2317	922	48	5	19.21	48.27
WI	11	1881	851	37	4	23.00	50.84
NZ	9	1568	599	30	2	19.97	52.27
ZIM	12	2019	716	26	1	27.54	77.65
TOTAL	59	11476	4904	188	15	26.09	61.04

In Victories

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	6	1434	568	35	5	16.23	40.97
AUS	2	307	128	7	0	18.29	43.86
ENG	12	2825	913	55	4	16.60	51.36
WI	12	2269	935	47	5	19.89	48.28
NZ	13	2029	802	45	3	17.82	45.09
IND	10	1781	744	43	5	17.30	41.42
PAK	10	1727	723	37	2	19.54	46.68
ZIM	20	3641	1085	80	6	13.56	45.51
BAN	22	2712	1190	89	11	13.37	30.47
TOTAL	107	18725	7088	438	41	16.18	42.75

In Victories At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	6	1434	568	35	5	16.23	40.97
AUS	2	307	128	7	0	18.29	43.86
ENG	8	1776	561	28	1	20.04	63.43
WI	10	1759	711	41	5	17.34	42.90
NZ	10	1535	620	30	1	20.67	51.17
IND	10	1781	744	43	5	17.30	41.42
ZIM	14	2702	751	61	5	12.31	44.30
BAN	14	1536	626	60	8	10.43	25.60
TOTAL	74	12830	4709	305	30	15.44	42.07

In Victories Away

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
ENG	4	1049	352	27	3	13.04	38.85
WI	2	510	224	6	0	37.33	85.00
NZ	3	494	182	15	2	12.13	32.93
PAK	10	1727	723	37	2	19.54	46.68
ZIM	6	939	334	19	1	17.58	49.42
BAN	8	1176	564	29	3	19.45	40.55
TOTAL	33	5895	2379	133	11	17.89	44.32

Overall

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
SA	27	5908	2311	104	11	22.22	56.81
AUS	21	4113	2128	59	5	36.07	69.71
ENG	30	6613	2247	112	8	20.06	59.04
WI	22	3735	1609	82	9	19.62	45.55
NZ	25	4520	1766	82	5	21.54	55.12
IND	32	7020	3425	105	7	32.62	66.86
PAK	25	4697	2037	80	5	25.46	58.71
ZIM	26	4721	1467	87	6	16.86	54.26
BAN	22	2712	1190	89	11	13.37	30.47
TOTAL	230	44039	18180	800	67	22.73	55.05

TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

RANK	OVERS	MDNS	RUNS	WKTS	OPP	VENUE	HOST	DATE
1	40.0	19	51	9	ZIM	Kandy	SL	2002-01-04
2	54.2	27	65	9	ENG	The Oval	ENG	1998-08-27
3	16.2	4	46	8	WI	Kandy	SL	2005-07-22
4	30.0	10	70	8	ENG	Trent Bridge	ENG	2006-06-02
5	34.1	9	87	8	IND	Colombo (SSC)	SL	2001-08-29
6	31.4	15	46	7	ENG	Galle	SL	2003-12-02
7	35.0	5	84	7	SA	Galle	SL	2000-07-20