The Warne-Muralidharan Trophy, played between Australia and Sri Lanka is named after two of the greatest spinners in cricket history - Shane Warne and Muralidharan, The two spinners, being polar opposites but changed the face of how their teams renditioned.
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Before the inaugural series in 2007-08, Australia and Sri Lanka had played each other in 18 tests. Australia had won 11 of them and Sri Lanka's only win came in the year 1999 with six Tests going for a draw. Before the 2007-08 series in Australia, all the series which held between the two teams were regular ones.
Australia have won the trophy most of the times with Sri Lanka being the current recipient when they scored a dominant series win in 2016. Michael Hussey holds the record for the highest number of runs with 994 runs in the trophy's history while Rangana Herath holds the record of bagging the most number of wickets with 56.
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Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.
A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.
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