Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India
India
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
VS
35yrs
AGE
53yrs
Bowler
Role
Bowler
Right Hand Bat
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Right Arm Medium
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan Stats Comparison For Test, ODI, T20 & More
87
Matches
12
21
Innings
2
67
Runs
1
71.3
S/R
20.0
8.4
Average
0.5
16
Highest Score
1
0
50s
0
0
100s
0
13
Not Out
0
0
Sixes
0
0
Fours
0
94
Balls Faced
5
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: Who is better?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has accumulated a total of 617 wickets combined - across all formats in international cricket and T20 leagues while Muttiah Muralitharan has amassed a total of 1526 wickets combined in the same category. Muttiah Muralitharan is superior than Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the big stage - purely going by total number of wickets scalped.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: Wickets
Player | Test | ODI | T20(I) | T20 | Total Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 63 | 141 | 90 | 323 | 617 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 800 | 534 | 13 | 179 | 1526 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: Test Records (Bowling)
Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 37 | 63 | 2.94 | 26.09 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 230 | 800 | 2.47 | 22.72 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: ODI Records (Bowling)
Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 120 | 141 | 5.08 | 35.11 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 341 | 534 | 3.93 | 23.08 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: T20 International Records (Bowling)
Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 86 | 90 | 6.96 | 23.1 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 13 | 6.31 | 22.84 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: Record in IPL and other T20 Leagues Combined (Bowling)
Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 305 | 323 | 7.33 | 25.1 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 164 | 179 | 6.38 | 22.03 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan: Comparison FAQs
- Q: Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan who has a better economy rate?
A: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a better economy rate in T20 (7.33), ODI (5.08), Test (2.94) and T20I (6.96) compared to Muttiah Muralitharan who has an economy of 6.38 (T20), 3.93 (ODI), 2.47 (Test) and 6.31 (T20I).
- Q: Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Muttiah Muralitharan who has more wickets?
A: Muttiah Muralitharan has bagged 1347 wickets in international cricket, which is greater in comparison to Bhuvneshwar Kumar who has bagged 294 wickets in the same category.
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