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Muralitharan
/ ˌɜːəˈɪθəə /
noun
- MuralitharanMuttiah1972MSri LankanSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Muttiah (məˈtaɪə). born 1972, Sri Lankan cricketer: a spin bowler, he played in 133 test matches and took a world-record 800 wickets
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He will be remembered largely for his Test exploits - his 37 five-wicket hauls are second only to Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan.
Mehedi has since constructed a fine, if not world-beating, career, but the nine bowlers on the list before him contain some of the greatest in the history of the sport - Rangana Herath, the infinitely cunning Sri Lankan left-arm spinner who took more than 400 Test wickets; then the four leading non-English wicket-takers in Test history: Muttiah Muralitharan, Anil Kumble, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
Sri Lanka's only previous visit to The Oval, in 1998, produced one of their greatest Test victories, when Muttiah Muralitharan took 16 wickets in the match.
Malaysia's Muralitharan Thinaah and Pearly Tan stay patient to win a 108-shot rally against the Chinese pair of Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan in their women's doubles semi-final.
Anderson has gone on to amass 700 wickets, more than any other pace bowler in Test cricket, and sits third on the all-time list of wicket-takers, behind only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
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