Malinda Pushpakumara
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Full Name
Pawuluge Malinda Pushpakumara
Born
March 24, 1987, Colombo
Age
36y 70d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Slow Left arm Orthodox
Playing Role
Allrounder
Height
5ft 7in
Education
Lumbini College, Colombo
TEAMS
A canny left-arm spinner with dangerous variations, Malinda Pushpakumara has been Sri Lanka's most prolific domestic wicket-taker of recent years. First-class tracks on the island are stacked heavily in favour of spinners, but even so, it is Pushpakumara's consistency that makes him stand out. He was the Premier League Tournament's top wicket-taker in the 2012-13 and 2014-15 tournaments, and was among the best again in the years in between. But 2016-17 was his best tournament of the lot: at an average of 13.79, Pushpakumara claimed 77 scalps - 20 more than his nearest competitor. With that tally, he finally forced himself into a Sri Lanka Test squad, at the age of 29 and with 558 first-class wickets to his name. The delay in his being chosen for the top level perhaps also has to do with Rangana Herath's presence in the team - the selectors believing only on left-arm spinner necessary.
Having begun his career in Lumbini College, Colombo, Pushpakumara had also played for Sri Lanka's Under-19 side in 2005, in a triangular tournament featuring England and Bangladesh. Later, after coming of age at the first-class level, he also played for Sri Lanka A with some success, against the likes of South Africa A, New Zealand A and West Indies A.
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Malinda Pushpakumara Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 4 | 8 | 2 | 102 | 42* | 17.00 | 224 | 45.53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
ODI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | 26 | 42.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
FC | 150 | 193 | 27 | 2289 | 80* | 13.78 | 3738 | 61.23 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 64 | 140 | 0 |
List A | 104 | 66 | 22 | 440 | 29 | 10.00 | 755 | 58.27 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
T20 | 69 | 38 | 11 | 279 | 40 | 10.33 | 247 | 112.95 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 4 | 6 | 860 | 520 | 14 | 3/28 | 5/92 | 37.14 | 3.62 | 61.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI | 2 | 2 | 114 | 105 | 1 | 1/40 | 1/40 | 105.00 | 5.52 | 114.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC | 150 | 267 | 33201 | 17342 | 863 | 10/37 | 16/110 | 20.09 | 3.13 | 38.4 | 49 | 72 | 24 |
List A | 104 | 100 | 4927 | 3275 | 175 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 18.71 | 3.98 | 28.1 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
T20 | 69 | 64 | 1336 | 1447 | 105 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 13.78 | 6.49 | 12.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Debut/Last Matches of Malinda Pushpakumara
Test Matches
ODI Matches
FC Matches
List A Matches
Recent Matches of Malinda Pushpakumara
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Challengers vs Victorians | -- | 2/33 | 16-Jan-2023 | Chattogram | T20 |
Challengers vs Dominators | -- | 1/28 | 14-Jan-2023 | Chattogram | T20 |
Challengers vs Strikers | 6* | 1/22 | 06-Jan-2023 | Mirpur | T20 |
Col CC vs Tamil Union | 27 | 1/133 | 17-Nov-2022 | Colombo (SSC) | FC |
Col CC vs Police SC | 2 & 11 | 5/53 & 4/46 | 04-Nov-2022 | Colombo (CCC) | FC |