Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several firsts:

Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several firsts:

    * The highest number of international wickets in Tests and ODIs combined (1155 wickets as of 14 July 2007).
    * The most 10-wicket hauls in a match at Test level (20). He is the only player to take 10 wickets/match against every Test playing nation.
    * The most 5-wicket hauls in an innings at Test level (60).
    * Fastest to 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650 and 700 Test wickets, in terms of matches played.
    * Only player to take 10 wickets in a Test in four consecutive matches. Murali has achieved this feat twice.
    * Only player to take 50 or more wickets against every Test playing nation.
    * 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).
    * Most Test wickets taken bowled (153), stumped (37) and caught & bowled (30). Bowled by Muralitharan (b Muralitharan) is the most common dismissal in Test cricket (excluding run out).
    * Most successful bowler/fielder (non-wicket keeper) combination - c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan (62).
    * Most number of Man of the Match awards in test cricket (18), jointly held with Jacques Kallis.

Test wicket milestones - Murali

1st Craig McDermott lbw 9 vs Australia - Match #1 - Test #1195
50th Navjot Sidhu caught Ruwan Kalpage 43 vs India - Match #13 - Test #1247
100th Stephen Fleming bowled 59 vs New Zealand - Match #27 - 1359
150th Guy Whittall caught sub (Mahela Jayawardene) 17 vs Zimbabwe - Match #36 - Test #1395
200th Dominic Cork caught Romesh Kaluwitharana 8 vs England - Match #42 - Test #1423
250th Naved Ashraf lbw 27 vs Pakistan - Match #51 - Test #1489
300th Shaun Pollock caught Tillakaratne Dilshan 11 vs South Africa - Match #58 - Test #1526
350th Mohammad Sharif caught and bowled 19 vs Bangladesh - Match #66 - Test #1561
400th Henry Olonga bowled 0 vs Zimbabwe - Match #72 - Test #1585
450th Daryl Tuffey caught Sanath Jayasuriya 1 vs New Zealand - Match #80 - Test #1644
500th Michael Kasprowicz bowled 0 vs Australia - Match #87 - Test #1688
520th Mluleki Nkala caught Mahela Jayawardena 24 vs Zimbabwe - Match #89 - Test #1698 - Breaks Courtney Walsh's world record
550th Khaled Mashud caught Thilan Samaraweera 2 vs Bangladesh - Match #94 - Test #1764
600th Khaled Mashud caught Lasith Malinga 6 vs Bangladesh - Match #101 - Test #1786
650th Makhaya Ntini caught Farveez Maharoof 13 vs South Africa - Match #108 - Test #1812
700th Syed Rasel caught Farveez Maharoof 4 vs Bangladesh - Match #113 - Test #1839
709th Paul Collingwood bowled 45 vs England - Match #116 - Test #1851 - Breaks Shane Warne's world record

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Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital Nugegoda, Sri Lanka Tel : 863610-9 Fax : 863661	Glass House No.48, Sir Markes Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 07 Tel : 691322 / 695528
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Mental Hospital Angoda, Sri Lanka Tel : 578234-6 Fax : 578238	Kaleel Nursing Home 193, Colombo 10 Tel : 432441
Co-Operative Hospital No.378, George R. De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 13. Tel : 325800	Macarthi Hospital No.22, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. Tel : 697760
	Rathnam Private Hospital No.227, Union Place, Colombo 02. Tel : 327080-8,9
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