Muttiah Muralitharan finished the first day of the second Janashakthi National Test with nine wickets, agonisingly short of a world record, with Jim Laker's best ever Test bowling of 10/53 well within his sights. Here are his 9 wickets so far as described by CricInfo's commentator at the ground.

8.2 Muralitharan to Gripper, OUT: just outside off stump. Gripper sweeps and gets the inside edge to the boot and then to Jaywardene at slips

TR Gripper c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 20 (25b 3x4 0x6)

M Muralitharan 0.2-0-0-1

12.5 Muralitharan to Masakadza, OUT: What a delivery! Straight ball right on target. Hamilton trying to turn on the leg side but misses it completely

H Masakadza b Muralitharan 10 (50b 0x4 0x6)

M Muralitharan 2.5-1-4-2

16.1 Muralitharan to Rennie, OUT: flighted down the leg side. Rennie uses his feet to drive. Sangakkara does the stumping

GJ Rennie st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 0 (8b 0x4 0x6)

M Muralitharan 4.1-3-4-3

20.6 Muralitharan to A Flower, OUT: tried to sweep but gets the inside edge, the ball hits hs boot and carries in to Sangakkara's hands. A loud appeal. After a long think umpire Asoka de Silva's finger goes up

A Flower c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 8 (23b 1x4 0x6)

M Muralitharan 7-3-14-4

30.6 Muralitharan to Carlisle, OUT: pitched outside the off stump, comes into the batsman who tries to play on the back foot, misses it, hit on the pads, loud shouts from all the fielders and the bowler, umpire raising his finger

SV Carlisle lbw b Muralitharan 20 (64b 2x4 0x6)

51.3 Muralitharan to Wishart, OUT: forced onto the back foot, hurries on to him, easy decision for the umpire

CB Wishart lbw b Muralitharan

M Muralitharan 17.3-9-25-6

53.4 Muralitharan to Streak, OUT: tries to pad it away but only succeeds in deflecting the ball onto his stumps.

HH Streak b Muralitharan 1

M Muralitharan 18.4-10-25-7

63.4 Muralitharan to Marillier, OUT: pitched just outside the off stump, turns in to batsman, tries to defends it, misses it, right through the gate, well bowled!

DA Marillier b Muralitharan 8

M Muralitharan 23.4-14-27-8

85.1 Muralitharan to GW Flower, OUT: pitched outside the off and sharp spin into the stumps as Flower tries to sweep it

GW Flower b Muralitharan 72

M Muralitharan 34.1-16-47-9

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