| Full name: | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Born: | 17th April 1972, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Education: | St Anthony's College, Kandy |
| Relations: | Son: N Muralitharan |
| Teams: | Sri Lanka (Test: 1992-2010); Sri Lanka (ODI: 1993-2010/11); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2004/05-2005/06); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); ICC World XI (Test: 2005/06); Sri Lanka (International Twenty20: 2006/07-2010/11); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main FC: 1991/92-2003/04); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main ListA: 1991/92-2009/10); Lancashire (Main FC: 1999-2007); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1999-2007); Kent (Main ListA: 2003); Kent (Main FC: 2003); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2005-2007); Chennai Super Kings (Main Twenty20: 2008-2010/11); Kochi Tuskers Kerala (Main Twenty20: 2011); Gloucestershire (Main Twenty20: 2011-2012); Wellington (Main Twenty20: 2011/12); Chittagong Kings (Main Twenty20: 2011/12); Royal Challengers Bangalore (Main Twenty20: 2012-2014); Melbourne Renegades (Main Twenty20: 2012/13-2013/14); Jamaica Tallawahs (Main Twenty20: 2013); All teams |
| Lancashire cap: 1999 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1999 | |
| Kent cap: 2003 | |
| Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2006 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1992-2010) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 132 | 162 | 56 | 1259 | 67 | 11.87 | 0 | 1 | 70.45 | 70 | |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 2 | |
| Overall | 133 | 164 | 56 | 1261 | 67 | 11.67 | 0 | 1 | 70.28 | 72 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1992-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 43715 | 1786 | 18023 | 795 | 9-51 | 22.67 | 67 | 22 | 54.98 | 2.47 |
| ICC World XI | 324 | 8 | 157 | 5 | 3-55 | 31.40 | 0 | 0 | 64.80 | 2.90 |
| Overall | 44039 | 1794 | 18180 | 800 | 9-51 | 22.72 | 67 | 22 | 55.04 | 2.47 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1993-2010/11) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 343 | 161 | 63 | 674 | 33* | 6.87 | 0 | 0 | 77.73 | 128 | |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Overall | 350 | 162 | 63 | 674 | 33* | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 77.56 | 130 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1993-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 18433 | 195 | 12066 | 523 | 7-30 | 23.07 | 15 | 10 | 35.24 | 3.92 |
| Asian Cricket Council XI | 198 | 2 | 138 | 6 | 3-59 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 4.18 |
| ICC World XI | 180 | 1 | 122 | 5 | 2-38 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.06 |
| Overall | 18811 | 198 | 12326 | 534 | 7-30 | 23.08 | 15 | 10 | 35.22 | 3.93 |
| International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2010/11) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | |
| International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Sri Lanka | 282 | 0 | 297 | 13 | 3-29 | 22.84 | 0 | 0 | 21.69 | 6.31 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1990-2010) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 232 | 276 | 83 | 2192 | 67 | 11.35 | 0 | 1 | 123 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1990-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 66933 | 2903 | 26997 | 1374 | 9-51 | 19.64 | 119 | 34 | 48.71 | 2.42 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 453 | 205 | 76 | 945 | 33* | 7.32 | 0 | 0 | 159 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1991/92-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 23734 | 305 | 15270 | 682 | 7-30 | 22.39 | 17 | 12 | 35.21 | 3.84 |
| Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2014) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 164 | 38 | 14 | 81 | 11 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 | 73.63 | 31 | |
| Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005-2014) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 3705 | 5 | 3945 | 179 | 4-16 | 22.03 | 3 | 0 | 20.69 | 6.38 |
| Indian Premier League Career Batting and Fielding (2008-2014) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 66 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | 15 | |
| Indian Premier League Career Bowling (2008-2014) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 1524 | 1 | 1696 | 63 | 3-11 | 26.92 | 0 | 0 | 24.19 | 6.67 |
| Big Bash League Career Batting and Fielding (2012/13-2013/14) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Melbourne Renegades | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 2 | |
| Big Bash League Career Bowling (2012/13-2013/14) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Melbourne Renegades | 366 | 0 | 348 | 19 | 3-18 | 18.31 | 0 | 0 | 19.26 | 5.70 |
| Bangladesh Premier League Career Batting and Fielding (2011/12) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Chittagong Kings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 140.00 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh Premier League Career Bowling (2011/12) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Chittagong Kings | 114 | 1 | 136 | 2 | 2-29 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 | 57.00 | 7.15 |
| Caribbean Premier League Career Batting and Fielding (2013) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Jamaica Tallawahs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Caribbean Premier League Career Bowling (2013) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Jamaica Tallawahs | 186 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 3-12 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 18.60 | 5.80 |
| Twenty20 Blast Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2012) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 29 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 5 | |
| Twenty20 Blast Career Bowling (2005-2012) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 627 | 1 | 636 | 32 | 4-18 | 19.87 | 2 | 0 | 19.59 | 6.08 |
| Super Smash Career Batting and Fielding (2011/12) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Wellington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | ||
| Super Smash Career Bowling (2011/12) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Wellington | 108 | 1 | 110 | 7 | 3-18 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 | 15.42 | 6.11 |