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This could be my last tour to England - Murali

Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's champion offspinner, says he hopes make his mark on what could turn out to be his last Test series in England

30-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Derbyshire crumble to spin and pace

Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga took three wickets each as Sri Lanka dismissed Derbyshire for 219 on the first day of the tour match at the Racecourse Ground

29-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Younis steers Pakistan to victory

Led by contrasting half-centuries from Younis Khan and Imran Farhat, Pakistan strolled to an ultimately comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka on the third afternoon of the final Test

05-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan fightback through dazzling Asif

Muttiah Muralitharan picked up his 51st five-for in Tests but another fluctuating day saw Sri Lanka crash to 73 for 8, with Mohammad Asif wrecking havoc at Kandy

04-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Murali strikes after Sangakkara special

Sri Lanka, thrust by an immense 185 from Kumar Sangakkara and a twirling late afternoon special from Muttiah Muralitharan, edged closer to a memorable victory against Pakistan at the SSC in Colombo

29-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Sri Lanka ease into position of strength

Solid contributions from Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene enabled Sri Lanka to end the third day on 242 for 2, a lead of 251

28-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Below-par teams look to alter precedent

Sri Lanka has not won a single Test series at home since Pakistan first arrived in 1985-86

25-Mar-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Moody, Jayawardene back Murali for Test success

Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene believe that the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan will be a big challenge

23-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Woolmer surprised at wicketless Murali

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, is surprised that Muttiah Muralitharan has gone without success in the first two ODIs in Colombo

21-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka seal series despite the rain

Rain kept the players off the field for seven hours at Bogra, but when the weather did clear, Sri Lanka only needed eight overs to knock off the 43 runs they required to seal a ten-wicket

11-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Murali's journey in numbers

Muttiah Muralitharan has become only the second bowler, after Shane Warne, to get to 600 Test wickets

10-Mar-2006•S Rajesh

Murali nails 600th scalp

Yet another barrier was broken in a record-filled career as Muttiah Muralitharan became only the second bowler in Test history to claim 600 wickets, on the third day of the second Test at Bogra

10-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka close in on victory

Muttiah Muralitharan became the second bowler in history to claim 600 Test wickets as Sri Lanka seized control and paved the way for a certain 2-0 series win

10-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Murali bowls out Bangladesh for 234

Muttiah Muralitharan took 5 for 79, his 50th five-for in Tests, as Bangladesh frittered away the advantage of winning the toss and were bowled out for 234

08-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Jayawardene enjoying captaincy challenge

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to Cricinfo about the tour of Bangladesh, his first as captain of Sri Lanka

06-Mar-2006•Charlie Austin

Murali 'delighted' at reaching 1000-wicket landmark

Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his 100th Test, reached another landmark when he became the first bowler to take 1,000 international wickets

03-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Murali spins his magic over Bangladesh

Muttiah Muralitharan, celebrating his 100th Test match, claimed a decisive advantage for Sri Lanka as they closed on 25 for 0, 138 runs short of victory

02-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Ranatunga urges Murali not to play in Australia

'Obviously there's a campaign against him in Australia'

12-Feb-2006•AFP

Lee and Gilchrist lead one-day rankings

Brett Lee's brilliant VB Series has catapulted him to a career-high one-day ranking and put him in top spot on the ICC's chart

09-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

Murali links abuses to rivalry with Warne

Reveals his regret at returning to Australia

06-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

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