Murali's World Record Countdown Thread

[DJ Sahastra]

I thought India used to be Murali's nemesis. It turns out, Australia is way ahead.

[MohammedC]

This weekend Murali will do it.

[One World]

At lunch in Kandy, Murali has 2 more prey in his amusing number of 706 in test wickets, getting closer!!

		MP Vaughan	c Silva b Muralitharan	37	155	108	5	0	34.25
		IR Bell	c Silva b Muralitharan	83	189	125	12	0	66.40
		KP Pietersen	lbw b Muralitharan	31		57	6	0	54.38

Pietersen is 707, one to equalize.

[sandpiper]

Murali got Ravi Bopara thereby equalling Shane Warne's tally

[One World]

RS Bopara

c HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan

8

22

0

0

36.36

Bopara = 708

So will it be Prior or Collingwood - both are good players of spin?

[sandpiper]

I guess his record scalp is gonna be Sidebottom, just an intuitive guess

[One World]

59.4	Fernando to Prior, no run, turned to mid-on
There's been a bit of a sweepstake among the media as to who will be Murali's 709th victim. The hot money has been on Matt Prior, and it's looking a fairly decent bet at the moment...
59.3	Fernando to Collingwood, 1 run, quicker one, Collingwood's a bit late on it - smudging it through midwicket

Thats from cricinfo - wanna bet?

[One World]

Its drizzling on Asgariya.

And Fernando gets Prior! Tail is exposed in Kandy.

[sandpiper]

My bet is for Sidebottom

Originally Posted by One World
Thats from cricinfo - wanna bet?

[One World]

62.6	Muralitharan to Sidebottom, no run, outside leg stump, a swish to leg but he misses, the ball loops up to the inevitable yells of "catch it" but it drops in front of the keeper's dive. It didn;t hit anything anyway ...

Looks like sandpiper has internal connection with Fernando

[sandpiper]

Yes I do

Rain stopped play - 2.25pm "God Save The Queen" rings out as the clouds get lower ... the umpires have a brief word and decide enough is enough and gesture to the players that they should head off. They stay out in the middle as the tarpaulins are heaved on. You suspect that the weather is fairly set, so we might do well to get any more play.

Originally Posted by One World
Looks like sandpiper has internal connection with Fernando

[shehanwije]

Video Clip: Murali Equals Warne's Record: SL-Eng, 1st Test, Day 2 (2007

Muttiah Muralidaran claimed 4-30 to equal Shane Warne's world record for the most Test wickets on the second day of the first Test against England. Kandy, 2 Dec 2007

http://www.cricketcrowd.com/Play_Video-23-205-2326.html

[Miraz]

Thanks shehanwije for sharing the video. Great stuff!!

Hats off to the spin wizard.

[Nocturnal]

Murali in for bowling.......Eng-266/7.England lead by 78 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

[MohammedC]

709 collingwood

[Nocturnal]

and he gets it 709.....Bowled Collingwood. Great stuff. Congrates
Eng is in trouble 266/8

[Anher]

Many Congratulations to the modern day legend. Lets start lonely run for 1000.

[Buddhika_s]

He sure did, as i'm seeing Hoggard getting stumped. 710.

Congratz to him.

damn i hate these exams.

[Yasin]

Congrats Murli. 710 and counting...go for your 10 wicket haul in this test now.

[Antora]

woot woot! WTG MURALI!!!!!!

[Ajfar]

murali...is the mann