Muttiah Muralitharan finished the first day of the second Janashakthi National Test with nine wickets, agonisingly short of a world record, with Jim Laker’s best ever Test bowling of 10/53 well within his sights
CricInfo04-Jan-2002Muttiah Muralitharan finished the first day of the second Janashakthi National Test with nine wickets, agonisingly short of a world record, with Jim Laker’s best ever Test bowling of 10/53 well within his sights. Here are his 9 wickets so far as described by CricInfo’s commentator at the ground.8.2 Muralitharan to Gripper, OUT: just outside off stump. Gripper
sweeps and gets the inside edge to the boot and then to Jaywardene
at slipsTR Gripper c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 20 (25b 3×4 0x6)M Muralitharan 0.2-0-0-112.5 Muralitharan to Masakadza, OUT: What a delivery! Straight ball
right on target. Hamilton trying to turn on the leg side but
misses it completelyH Masakadza b Muralitharan 10 (50b 0x4 0x6)M Muralitharan 2.5-1-4-216.1 Muralitharan to Rennie, OUT: flighted down the leg side. Rennie uses his feet to drive. Sangakkara does the stumpingGJ Rennie st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 0 (8b 0x4 0x6)M Muralitharan 4.1-3-4-320.6 Muralitharan to A Flower, OUT: tried to sweep but gets the inside
edge, the ball hits hs boot and carries in to Sangakkara’s hands.
A loud appeal. After a long think umpire Asoka de Silva’s finger
goes upA Flower c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 8 (23b 1×4 0x6)M Muralitharan 7-3-14-430.6 Muralitharan to Carlisle, OUT: pitched outside the off
stump, comes into the batsman who tries to play on the back
foot, misses it, hit on the pads, loud shouts from all the
fielders and the bowler, umpire raising his fingerSV Carlisle lbw b Muralitharan 20 (64b 2×4 0x6)51.3 Muralitharan to Wishart, OUT: forced onto the back foot,
hurries on to him, easy decision for the umpireCB Wishart lbw b MuralitharanM Muralitharan 17.3-9-25-653.4 Muralitharan to Streak, OUT: tries to pad it away but only
succeeds in deflecting the ball onto his stumps.HH Streak b Muralitharan 1M Muralitharan 18.4-10-25-763.4 Muralitharan to Marillier, OUT: pitched just outside the off
stump, turns in to batsman, tries to defends it, misses it, right
through the gate, well bowled!DA Marillier b Muralitharan 8M Muralitharan 23.4-14-27-885.1 Muralitharan to GW Flower, OUT: pitched outside the off and
sharp spin into the stumps as Flower tries to sweep itGW Flower b Muralitharan 72M Muralitharan 34.1-16-47-9
