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Kaluwitharana-Muralitharan last wicket partnership to win the series - Bada - 02-12-2020
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RE: Kaluwitharana-Muralitharan last wicket partnership to win the series - Bada - 02-13-2020
Murali 62 for the last wicket with Vaas here from 9 down for 169. 59 with Suresh Perera at The Oval in 1998.
Came across this interesting report when I googled for these partnerships. It's funny when you read it now
Quote:3 October 1998
Murali's wonderful year
Muthiah Muralitharan, the "big spinner of the ball" who possesses "a very special talent" is now looking towards the 300-wicket mark in Test cricket, after bowling Sri Lanka to an extraordinary ten-wicket win over England at the Oval last month.
"Basically, I thought 200 wickets was enough when I started off six years ago. But I am just 26 and I can go on for another five to six years. If I bowl well in this time, I will definitely make the 300-mark. It is not impossible," said the man who won a Test match for his country with his crafty fingers.
"That was the best bowling effort throughout my cricketing career. Even at school I never took 16 wickets in a match. It was also the first time I took nine wickets in an innings," said Muralitharan.
What about Kapil Dev's world record of 434 wickets from 131 Tests?
"It's too far a figure to think of at the moment. I will take it match by match, get more wickets and try to win more Tests. We don't get many Test matches. We have to capitalise on whatever we get," said Muralitharan.