Murali only the fourth

Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became only the fourth bowler in history to claim 300 wickets in both Tests and one-day internationals when he bowled England's Jimmy Anderson on Monday.

The 30-year-old is playing his 202nd one-day match. He also has 437 scalps in 78 Tests.

The only other bowlers to achieve the double are Pakistan frontline seamers Wasim Akram (490) and Waqar Younis (409) and Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble (302).

Muralitharan reached the milestone when he beat the left-hander's defences for one in the 47th over as England slumped to 234 for nine chasing Sri Lanka's total of 284 for seven.

The normally quiet Muralitharan raised both arms in triumph at the wicket and finished the over to take 1-36 from his 10 overs.

India paceman Javagal Srinath is next in the line to make the 300 club with 297 wickets and has a bright chance to get there as his side meet New Zealand in the last of the seven-match one-day series Tuesday.