January 24: Murali complete 500 wickets
On this day in 2006, Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan reached 400 wickets in ODI matches. In the 6th match of the VB Series between Sri Lanka and South Africa, Muttiah Muralitharan took the wicket of Johan van der Wath, completed his 400-wicket milestone, and became the 3rd player to reach that feat.
On this day in 2009, Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan reached 500 wickets in ODI matches. During the ODI match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Muttiah Muralitharan bowled Sohail Khan for 4 runs and became the 2nd bowler in history to take 500 ODI wickets.
On this day in 2009, Sri Lankan opening batter Thilakarathne Dilshan scored his second hundred in ODI matches. He scored an unbeaten 137 runs against Pakistan in Lahore. It helped Sri Lanka make 309 runs for a loss of 5 wickets in their 50 overs.
