Player Comparison
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
Muttiah Muralitharanchange
Shahid Afridi
Pakistan
Shahid Afridichange
VS
53yrs
AGE
45yrs
Bowler
Role
All-Rounder
Right Hand Bat
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Right Arm Off Break
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi Stats Comparison For Test, ODI, T20 & More

12
Matches
99
2
Innings
91
1
Runs
1416
20.0
S/R
150.0
0.5
Average
17.9
1
Highest Score
54
0
50s
4
0
100s
0
0
Not Out
12
0
Sixes
73
0
Fours
103
5
Balls Faced
944
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descriptionMuttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: Who is better?

Muttiah Muralitharan has accumulated a total of 1526 wickets combined - across all formats in international cricket and T20 leagues while Shahid Afridi has amassed a total of 888 wickets combined in the same category. Muttiah Muralitharan is superior than Shahid Afridi on the big stage - purely going by total number of wickets scalped.

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: Wickets

Player

Test

ODI

T20(I)

T20

Total Wickets

Muttiah Muralitharan

800

534

13

179

1526

Shahid Afridi

48

395

98

347

888

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: Test Records (Bowling)

Player

Innings

Wickets

Economy

Average

Muttiah Muralitharan

230

800

2.47

22.72

Shahid Afridi

47

48

3.21

35.6

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: ODI Records (Bowling)

Player

Innings

Wickets

Economy

Average

Muttiah Muralitharan

341

534

3.93

23.08

Shahid Afridi

372

395

4.62

34.51

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: T20 International Records (Bowling)

Player

Innings

Wickets

Economy

Average

Muttiah Muralitharan

12

13

6.31

22.84

Shahid Afridi

97

98

6.63

24.44

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: Record in IPL and other T20 Leagues Combined (Bowling)

Player

Innings

Wickets

Economy

Average

Muttiah Muralitharan

164

179

6.38

22.03

Shahid Afridi

323

347

6.78

22.78

Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi: Comparison FAQs

Q: Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi who has a better economy rate?

A: Shahid Afridi has a better economy rate in T20 (6.78), ODI (4.62), Test (3.21) and T20I (6.63) compared to Muttiah Muralitharan who has an economy of 6.38 (T20), 3.93 (ODI), 2.47 (Test) and 6.31 (T20I).

Q: Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shahid Afridi who has more wickets?

A: Muttiah Muralitharan has bagged 1347 wickets in international cricket, which is greater in comparison to Shahid Afridi who has bagged 541 wickets in the same category.