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Murali takes his 800th Test wicket

2010-07-23 5 Dailymotion

<p><br /> Retiring Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 38-year-old spin maestro - who needed eight scalps at the start of the match to reach 800 - reached the historic landmark with the wickets of Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha on the final day of the first Test against India in Galle.<br /> </p><p><br /> Playing the final Test of his career, the veteran off-spinner had made his task all the more easier over the course of the previous four days, picking up six Indian wickets to help set up a fitting end to a glorious 19-year Test career.<br /> </p><p><br /> Murali's record feat also signalled the end of the tourists' innings as they were all out for 338, having resumed the final day on 181 for five.<br /> </p><p><br /> India led by 94 runs following-on in response to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 520.<br /> </p>

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