McGrath is expected to pass other great fast bowlers, Richard Hadlee (431) and Kapil Dev (434) in Zimbabwe to become the fourth-highest Test wicket-taker of all time.
Muralitharan took a 10-wicket haul in the first Test, taking his career total to 430 - behind Shane Warne, Kapil Devand Courtney Walsh's 519 in the all-time list.