Murali reaches 700 as Sri Lanka win 3-0
Muttiah Muralitharan became just the second bowler in history to reach 700 Test wickets as Sri Lanka rounded off a clean sweep of Bangladesh at Kandy, their 50th win in Tests
11/07Result
3rd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 11-14 2007
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
131 & 176 (59 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
500/4d
Player of the Match
11/07Result
3rd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 11-14 2007
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
131 & 176 (59 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
500/4d
Player of the Match
Match Day
Prolific Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara combined for a 311-run third-wicket partnership to see Sri Lanka out of early trouble on day three at Kandy and finish off on a position from where Muttiah Muralitharan can press for a clean sweep of the series
The man behind Murali
Muttiah Muralitharan's school coach goes back down the memory lane
'I haven't taken five wickets in an innings in Australia'
Murali said that his main focus was not on breaking Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's world record but for Sri Lanka to win the two-Test series in Australia later this year
Par for the course
Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali
'He is very hungry'
Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali
The most prolific pair in Tests
Sangakkara and Jayawardene average 72.10 per partnership in Tests, which is the highest among all pairs who have batted together at least 50 times
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd Test, Kandy
Match home for Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd Test, Kandy, July 11-15, 2007
Murali doubts passing Warne's record in Australia
Muttiah Muralitharan described his performance of taking a century of wickets at Asgiriya International Stadium as 'a tremendous achievement in a long career'
Murali powers past yet another milestone
Muttiah Muralitharan's 12-wicket haul at Kandy has powered him into the 700-wicket club in Tests, with Shane Warne being the only other member
Sangakkara plays down record talk
Kumar Sangakkara played down comparisons with batting greats after a second consecutive double hundred against Bangladesh