Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took his 500th wicket in One-Day Internationals as Sri Lanka thrashed Pakistan by 234 runs to win the series 2-1 on Saturday. Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's 309 for five, was skittled out for just 75 in the third and final one-dayer with Muralitharan claiming two late wickets after pacemen Nuwan Kulasekara (three for 17) and Thilan Thushara (three for 33) had caused havoc. Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan thumped an unbeaten 137 to guide the tourists to a commanding total at Gaddafi stadium. Muralitharan picked up the last wicket, that of Sohail Khan, to become only the second bowler to take 500 one-day wickets. He now needs another three to overhaul Pakistan's Wasim Akram and become the highest wicket-taker in one-dayers. He is already the highest wicket-taker in Tests with 769 victims. Pakistan never recovered from a disastrous start when Kulasekara and left-armer Thushara sliced through their top order to reduce them to 22 for six inside 10 overs. Umar Gul, the pick of Pakistan's bowlers with three for 45, top scored with 27. It was Pakistan's lowest total against the Lankans and their biggest defeat to the visiting side. Asif hearing An Indian Premier League (IPL) tribunal completed its hearing into Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's doping appeal on Saturday and will meet again on an unspecified date to decide what action to take. “They have completed the hearing today, but have reserved the decision,” an IPL media official told Reuters after the hearing in Mumbai. “The tribunal will meet again, discuss and decide what action should be taken. No date has been fixed for that.
