Editing Muttiah Muralitharan (section)

==World records and achievements==
{{see also|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan}}
Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several firsts:
* The most Test wickets (800 wickets)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Records – Test matches – Most wickets in career |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=23 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823101322/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The most One-Day International wickets (534 wickets)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283193.html |title=– Records – One-Day Internationals – Most wickets in career |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=29 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329174955/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283193.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The highest number of international wickets in Tests, ODIs and T20s combined (1347 wickets)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/player/49636.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Players and Officials – Muttiah Muralitharan |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=17 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917195408/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/player/49636.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283980.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most wickets in international career |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=16 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116034147/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283980.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The most [[5-wicket haul]]s in an innings at Test level (67).<ref name="cricinfo.com">''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_5WI_IN_CAREER.html Tests – Most 5 Wickets in an Innings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110221912/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_5WI_IN_CAREER.html |date=10 January 2007 }}</ref>
* The most [[10-wicket haul]]s in a match at Test level (22). He is the only player to take 10 wickets/match against every Test playing nation.<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_10WM_IN_CAREER.html Tests – Most 10 Wickets in a Match] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110223058/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_10WM_IN_CAREER.html |date=10 January 2007 }}</ref>
* Fastest to 350,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_350_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 350 Career Wickets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219045941/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_350_WKTS.html |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> 400,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_400_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 400 Career Wickets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219045952/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_400_WKTS.html |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> 450,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_450_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 450 Career Wickets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219215436/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_450_WKTS.html |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> 500,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_500_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 500 Career Wickets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219084831/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_500_WKTS.html |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> 550,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_550_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 550 Career Wickets] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219220012/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_550_WKTS.html |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> 600,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [https://archive.today/20120724173707/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_600_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 600 Career Wickets]</ref> 650,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [https://archive.today/20120723003231/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_650_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 650 Career Wickets]</ref> 700,<ref>''Cricinfo'', [https://archive.today/20120724193230/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_700_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 700 Career Wickets]</ref> 750<ref>''Cricinfo'', [https://archive.today/20120728145915/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_750_WKTS.html Tests – Fastest to 750 Career Wickets]</ref> and 800 Test wickets, in terms of matches played (indeed the only bowler to exceed 708 wickets).
* Only player to take 10 wickets in a Test in four consecutive matches. He achieved this feat twice.<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_CONSEC_10WM.html Tests – 10 Wickets in Most Consecutive Matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622044852/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/MOST_CONSEC_10WM.html |date=22 June 2007 }}</ref>
* Only player to take 50 or more wickets against every Test playing nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/mar/11/spt.html |title=Another Muttiah milestone |publisher=NewAgeSports |last=Majumder |first=Azad |date=11 March 2006 |access-date=23 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203415/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/mar/11/spt.html |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>
* Muralitharan and [[Jim Laker]] (England), are the only bowlers to have taken 9 wickets in a Test innings twice.
* 7 wickets in an innings against the most countries (5).<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/7WI_AGAINST_MOST_COUNTRIES.html Tests – 7 Wickets in an Innings against Most Countries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622033547/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/7WI_AGAINST_MOST_COUNTRIES.html |date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>
* Most Test wickets taken [[bowled]] (167),<ref>''Cricinfo'',
[http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_BOWLED.html Tests – Most Wickets Taken Bowled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129042737/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_BOWLED.html |date=29 January 2007 }}</ref> stumped (47)<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_STUMPED.html Tests – Most Wickets Taken Stumped] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129042806/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_STUMPED.html |date=29 January 2007 }}</ref> and caught & bowled (35) jointly with [[Anil Kumble]].<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_CAUGHT_AND_BOWLED.html Tests – Most Wickets Taken Caught and Bowled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129043639/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_CAUGHT_AND_BOWLED.html |date=29 January 2007 }}</ref> Bowled by Muralitharan (b Muralitharan) is the most common dismissal in Test cricket (excluding [[run out]]).<ref name = "Most Bowled">{{cite news | url = http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/213170.html | title = Most ODIs before a Test, and double figures all in a row | publisher = ESPNcricinfo | last = Lynch | first = Steven | date = 11 July 2005 | access-date = 4 January 2007 | archive-date = 10 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100810143734/http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/213170.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Most successful bowler/fielder (non-wicket-keeper) combination – c. [[Mahela Jayawardene]] b. Muttiah Muralitharan (77).<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_FIELDER_BOWLER.html Tests – Most Wickets by Same Fielder/Bowler Combination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124073028/http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/TRIVIA/MOST_TEST_FIELDER_BOWLER.html |date=24 January 2007 }}</ref> Most test wickets caught by a fielder(388).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283485.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most wickets taken caught by a fielder in tests |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=22 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622123139/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283485.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Most wickets taken caught(435)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283471.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most wickets taken caught in test matches |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511063412/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283471.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Most Man of the Series awards in Test cricket (11).<ref>''Cricinfo'',[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283469.html Tests – Most player-of-the-series awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211052123/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283469.html |date=11 December 2007 }}</ref>
* One of only six bowlers who have dismissed all the eleven batsmen in a Test match. [[Jim Laker]], [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]], [[Geoff Dymock]], [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]] and [[Waqar Younis]] are the others.<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283523.html Dismissing all eleven batsmen in a match] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420132507/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283523.html |date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>
* Most Test wickets in a single ground. Muralitharan is the only bowler to capture 100-plus Test wickets at three venues, the [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]] in Colombo, the [[Asgiriya Stadium]] in Kandy and the [[Galle International Stadium]] in Galle.<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283233.html Most wickets on a single ground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928061908/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283233.html |date=28 September 2009 }}</ref>
* The only bowler to take 75 or more wickets in a calendar year in test cricket on three occasions, achieving it in 2000, 2001 and 2006.<ref>''Cricinfo'', [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/229904.html Most wickets in a calendar year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209203854/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/229904.html |date=9 February 2013 }}</ref>
* Most five wicket hauls in international career (77)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283825.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most fifers in international career |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622131722/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283825.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Most [[duck (cricket)|ducks]] (dismissals for zero) ever in international cricket (across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is): 59 ducks total.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* Most balls bowled in international cricket career (63132)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283772.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most balls bowled in international career |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=7 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107180732/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283772.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 6th in the list of taking the most test wickets in a home test season (62 wicket in 7 matches in 2001/02-Most by a Sri Lankan)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling;view=season |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most wickets in home test season |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=17 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317183416/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling;view=season |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Most balls bowled by any bowler in test career (44039)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283775.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Most balls bowled in test matches |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227033804/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283775.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Holds the record for taking the most test wickets when playing at home soil (493)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;home_or_away=1;template=results;type=bowling|title=ESPNcricinfo – Most wickets taken in home test matches|access-date=14 August 2017|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814110800/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;home_or_away=1;template=results;type=bowling|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Only bowler to take 100 or more wickets in a calendar year four times (1998, 2000, 2001 and 2006) across all formats (ODI, Test and T20I).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Records. Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Bowling records. Most wickets in a calendar year |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283959.html |access-date=2022-07-20 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720081418/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283959.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Highest number of wickets in a calendar year in Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined, with 136 wickets in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> (Muralitharan also holds second place for this record, with 128 wickets in 2006).