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Muralitharan reaches 350 Test wicket mark in record time

Man-of-the-match Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his 66th Test, who donated his winning cheque to Ashraful after the youngster's astonishing 114, became the fastest bowler to reach 350 Test wickets when he caught and bowled last man Mohammad Sharif

08-Sep-2001•Charlie Austin

Teenage prodigy steals limelight as Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh

Bangladesh may have lost by an innings for the second time in a fortnight, but they left Sri Lanka on a high after a scintillating hundred from a teenage prodigy, who booked himself a place in the record books as the youngest ever player to score a

08-Sep-2001•Charlie Austin

Masterful Muralitharan too hot to handle

The captivating confectioners son is back in business

03-Sep-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka prevail in nerve jangling finale

Sri Lanka defeated India by six runs in the tension racked Premadasa International Stadium tonight in a game that could have swung either way and was only settled in the final nerve jangling over of the game

22-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Batsmen lick their lips but Sri Lanka start as favourites

The latest triangular tournament to grip the sub-continent is set to commence and, to coin the main sponsor's catch phrase, one-day cricket tastes good in these parts

17-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan claims expectations are too high

Sri Lanka's magical off-spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, speaking after the Sri Lankan's final practice before Wednesday's Coca-Cola Cup clash against New Zealand, warned that the wicket taking expectations placed upon him are too high

17-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Tired Muralitharan leaves Lancashire on a high

Champion off-spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, has now finished his second successful stint with Lancashire, but there are concerns that his long-term fitness may have been jeopardised by non-stop cricket

12-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

Muralitharan the ideal support for Atherton and Hegg

Essex have a tough battle to avoid the follow-on in their CricInfo Championship match against Lancashire after centuries from Warren Hegg and Mike Atherton put the home side in a formidable position

20-Jun-2001•Andy Wilson

Muralitharan and South Africa take CEAT awards

Sri Lanka's spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan has emerged as the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2000-01

09-Jun-2001•CEAT Media Release

Muralitharan sets up six wicket win for Lancashire

Lancashire completed their second consecutive Championship victory to climb to third in the First Division table and leave Leicestershire in the relegation zone

09-Jun-2001•Andy Wilson

Muralitharan takes 11 but South Africa have better of drawn first Test

In nine Test matches against South Africa Muttiah Muralitharan has taken five wickets in an innings or more eight time, including a double against South Africa in the drawn first Castle Lager/MTN Test match that ended at Kingsmead on Saturday

30-Dec-2000•Peter Robinson

Long haul ahead for Sri Lanka at Kingsmead

Just two days into the Castle Lager/MTN Test series and Sri Lanka's strengths and weaknesses in South African conditions have been sharply illuminated

27-Dec-2000•Peter Robinson

Long haul ahead of Sri Lanka at Kingsmead

Just two days into the Castle Lager/MTN Test series and Sri Lanka's strengths and weaknesses in South African conditions have been sharply illuminated

26-Dec-2000•Peter Robinson

Seven for Muralitharan as Sri Lanka brush aside India

There is no value in grabbing pole position if you don't go on to win the race

27-Oct-2000•Charlie Austin

Pakistan humble Sri Lanka to reach the Semis

They say the most effective way of putting breaks on the opposition's run rate is to take wickets

09-Oct-2000•Mahmood Ahmad

Both planning and effort were lacking at Peshawar

The humiliation that tracked our team reaching the apex, Sri Lanka wrapped up with absolute grace, the test series against Pakistan

11-Mar-2000•Col. (Retd) Rafi Nasim

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