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Muralitharan crosses 500-wicket mark
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan picked up the last wicket, that of Sohail Khan, to become only the second bowler to take 500 one-day wickets.
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- Updated: January 24, 2009 01:13 PM IST
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This now ranks among the biggest defeats in One-Day Internationals history. In fact this is the second biggest margin of defeat if we exclude matches against associate countries.
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took his 500th wicket in one-day internationals.
Muralitharan picked up the last wicket, that of Sohail Khan, to become only the second bowler to take 500 one-day wickets.
He now needs another three to overhaul Pakistan's Wasim Akram and become the highest wicket-taker in one-dayers. He is already the highest wicket-taker in Tests with 769 victims.
Muralitharan, who made his one-day debut against India in 1993, has 10 times taken five wickets in a match in a 323-match career.
Biggest wins in One-Day Internationals
Dilshan (137 not out off 139 balls) registered his highest ever score - his second ODI hundred. His first hundred (117 not out)was against Netherlands at Amstelveen on July 4, 2006. His innings is the highest score by a batsman against Pakistan at Lahore, eclipsing Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya's 134 not out on November 5, 1997.
Sri Lanka thrashed Pakistan by a huge margin of 234 runs in the third and decisive One-Day International in Lahore on Saturday.This now ranks among the biggest defeats in One-Day Internationals history. In fact this is the second biggest margin of defeat if we exclude matches against associate countries.
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took his 500th wicket in one-day internationals.
Muralitharan picked up the last wicket, that of Sohail Khan, to become only the second bowler to take 500 one-day wickets.
He now needs another three to overhaul Pakistan's Wasim Akram and become the highest wicket-taker in one-dayers. He is already the highest wicket-taker in Tests with 769 victims.
Muralitharan, who made his one-day debut against India in 1993, has 10 times taken five wickets in a match in a 323-match career.
Biggest wins in One-Day Internationals
Margin | Winner | Loser | Venue | Season |
245 runs | SL | Ind | Sharjah | 2000-01 |
234 runs | SL | Pak | Lahore | 2008-09 |
233 runs | Pak | Ban | Dhaka | 1999-00 |
232 runs | Aus | SL | Adelaide | 1984-85 |
224 runs | Aus | Pak | Nairobi Gym | 2002 |
217 runs | Pak | SL | Sharjah | 2001-02 |
215 runs | Aus | NZ | St.George's | 2006-07 |
209 runs | SA | WI | Cape Town | 2003-04 |
208 runs | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 2003-04 |
206 runs | NZ | Aus | Adelaide | 1985-86 |
202 runs | Eng | Ind | Lord's | 1975 |
200 runs | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 2002-03 |
Dilshan (137 not out off 139 balls) registered his highest ever score - his second ODI hundred. His first hundred (117 not out)was against Netherlands at Amstelveen on July 4, 2006. His innings is the highest score by a batsman against Pakistan at Lahore, eclipsing Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya's 134 not out on November 5, 1997.
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