BBL playerOverseas2012-13 to 2013-14
M Muralitharan
Right-handed bat · Right-arm off-break
M Muralitharan, a bowler, played two BBL seasons, both with Melbourne Renegades.
The arrival
M Muralitharan's first BBL season was 2012-13, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 8 matches, 1 run and 11 wickets at 5.37 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2012-13, for Melbourne Renegades: 11 wickets at 5.37 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 6.81.
One club
M Muralitharan spent the whole BBL career with Melbourne Renegades, from 2012-13 to 2013-14.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 19 wickets in 377 deliveries, at 5.32 runs an over against a league rate of 6.95 for the same seasons: 1.64 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
The legacy
M Muralitharan made 16 BBL appearances, the last for Melbourne Renegades in 2013-14.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.37 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 0 | 0* | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 5.25 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2012-13 to 2013-14
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics