Full name Separamadu Lasith Malinga
Born August 28, 1983, Galle
Current age 37 years 149 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira, BCCSL Academy XI, Galle Cricket Club, Galle Gladiators, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, Kandy, Kent, Khulna Titans, Maratha Arabians, Melbourne Stars, Montreal Tigers, Mumbai Indians, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Palace Diamonds, Rangpur Riders, Ruhuna, Ruhuna Reds, Ruhuna Royals, Southern Express, Southern Province, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board XI, Sri Lanka Cricket XI, Sri Lanka Emerging Team, Sri Lanka Masters, Sri Lanka Schools XI, St Lucia Zouks
Also known as Separamadu Lasith Malinga Swarnajith
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 30 | 37 | 13 | 275 | 64 | 11.45 | 619 | 44.42 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
ODIs | 226 | 119 | 36 | 567 | 56 | 6.83 | 761 | 74.50 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 31 | 0 |
T20Is | 84 | 33 | 12 | 136 | 27 | 6.47 | 161 | 84.47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
First-class | 84 | 101 | 41 | 585 | 64 | 9.75 | 1446 | 40.45 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
List A | 291 | 154 | 44 | 740 | 56 | 6.72 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 295 | 92 | 39 | 426 | 37* | 8.03 | 414 | 102.89 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 54 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 30 | 59 | 5209 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 33.15 | 3.85 | 51.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 226 | 220 | 10936 | 9760 | 338 | 6/38 | 6/38 | 28.87 | 5.35 | 32.3 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
T20Is | 84 | 83 | 1799 | 2225 | 107 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 20.79 | 7.42 | 16.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 84 | 11927 | 7784 | 257 | 6/17 | 30.28 | 3.91 | 46.4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||
List A | 291 | 13916 | 12264 | 446 | 7/49 | 7/49 | 27.49 | 5.28 | 31.2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | |
T20s | 295 | 289 | 6508 | 7680 | 390 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 19.69 | 7.08 | 16.6 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Darwin, Jul 1-3, 2004 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 3-7, 2010 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates at Dambulla, Jul 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 26, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Mar 6, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001/02 |
Last First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 15-17, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001/02 |
Last List A | Colombo Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Dec 22, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Mar 6, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/46 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Pallekele | 6 Mar 2020 | T20I # 1078 |
1/37, 8 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Pallekele | 4 Mar 2020 | T20I # 1075 |
2/31 | Nondescripts | v SL Army | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Jan 2020 | T20 |
0/40, 0 | Sri Lanka | v India | Pune | 10 Jan 2020 | T20I # 1027 |
0, 0/41 | Sri Lanka | v India | Indore | 7 Jan 2020 | T20I # 1026 |
- | Sri Lanka | v India | Guwahati | 5 Jan 2020 | T20I # 1025 |
0/28 | Nondescripts | v Col CC | Colombo (CCC) | 22 Dec 2019 | LA |
1/18 | Arabians | v Gladiators | Abu Dhabi | 24 Nov 2019 | Other OD |
0/15 | Arabians | v Qalandars | Abu Dhabi | 23 Nov 2019 | Other OD |
1/25 | Arabians | v Bangla Tiger | Abu Dhabi | 22 Nov 2019 | Other OD |
One of the great limited-overs bowlers in his pomp, Lasith Malinga gained a reputation for delivering searing inswinging yorkers from a round-arm action as destructive as it was distinctive. That yorker, a deceptive slower ball, and an excellent bouncer formed the body of Malinga's menace, while the action made his deliveries hard to pick up. All that ability was also set off by street smarts; Malinga was rarely shy to switch up plans, and reshuffle fields. Even when batsmen thought they knew what was about to come, Malinga retained the capacity to surprise.