Lahore: Muttiah Muralitharan picked up the final wicket, bowling Sohail Khan, to become the second bowler after Wasim Akram to take 500 ODI wickets. Pakistan's total of 75 was their lowest at home.
Muralitharan, already the world's leading Test wicket-taker, said that he was happy to collect his 500th wicket in One-dayers in Sri Lanka's crushing 234-run victory over Pakistan in the ODI series final at Gaddafi Stadium.
Murali just three wickets away from breaking former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram's record of 502 wickets in One-Day Internationals.
The veteran spinner is already the world's top wicket-taker in Test cricket with 769 in 125 Tests. He made his One-day debut against India in 1993, and has 10 times taken five wickets in a match in a 323-match career.