Full name Separamadu Lasith Malinga
Born August 28, 1983, Galle
Current age 26 years 86 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, BCCSL Academy XI, Galle Cricket Club, Kent, Mumbai Indians, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna
Also known as Separamadu Lasith Malinga Swarnajith
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 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 192 | 42* | 9.14 | 503 | 38.17 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 62 | 30 | 12 | 111 | 15 | 6.16 | 199 | 55.77 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| T20Is | 18 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 20.00 | 50 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 80 | 97 | 41 | 501 | 42* | 8.94 | 1323 | 37.86 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| List A | 101 | 54 | 19 | 227 | 23* | 6.48 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 64 | 27 | 9.14 | 62 | 103.22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 28 | 55 | 4777 | 3076 | 91 | 5/68 | 9/210 | 33.80 | 3.86 | 52.4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 62 | 60 | 3002 | 2500 | 90 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 27.77 | 4.99 | 33.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 18 | 18 | 364 | 443 | 23 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 19.26 | 7.30 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 80 | 11327 | 7416 | 242 | 6/17 | 30.64 | 3.92 | 46.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | ||
| List A | 101 | 4857 | 4060 | 157 | 5/56 | 5/56 | 25.85 | 5.01 | 30.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 43 | 41 | 869 | 974 | 51 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 19.09 | 6.72 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Darwin, Jul 1-3, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 18-22, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates at Dambulla, Jul 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 18-22, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Sinhalese Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 7, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
Lasith Malinga was the surprise selection for Sri Lanka's tour to Australia in 2004, though he had a fearsome reputation on the domestic circuit. Malinga bowls with a distinctive and explosive round-arm action which generates genuine pace and can disconcert batsmen who struggle to pick up the ball's trajectory. Already, he is rated the fastest bowler in Sri Lanka. His first performance in Sri Lankan colours was also impressive - he took 6 for 90 against a Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI. That paved the way for his inclusion in the Test team, and he acquitted himself quite well too, dismissing Darren Lehmann and Adam Gilchrist in the same over. During an impressive tour of New Zealand in April 2005 his low-slung action resulted in the New Zealand batsmen asking the umpire to change the colour of their trousers as the ball was getting lost. He is developing into Sri Lanka's key pace-bowling wicket-taker, especially as Chaminda Vaas continues to lose pace. Although he remains quite erratic and has a propensity to bowl no-balls, heis a genuine strike bowler, with both new ball and old, and one has the out-and-out pace to trouble the best batsmen on his day. His development as an all-round bowler was confirmed when he was the leading wicket-taker in the one-day series against England. He continued to impress in the Champions Trophy and on tour in New Zealand - where his yorkers made many batsmen hop around.
He established himself as a regular in the playing XI after an impressive World Cup in 2007, with 18 wickets at 15.77 from eight matches as Sri Lanka made it to the final. One of the moments of the tournament was Malinga's four in four against South Africa - the first time a bowler had taken four wickets off successive deliveries in international cricket. However, Malinga was largely ineffective during Sri Lanka's two Tests in Australia and the subsequent home series against England.
Charlie Austin February 2008
- Mascarenhas replaces Malinga at Tasmania (Nov 16, 2009)
- Malinga takes four (Oct 25, 2009)
- Malinga joins Highveld Lions (Oct 15, 2009)
- Sri Lankan stars in doubt for Australian Twenty20 (Oct 1, 2009)
- We're not out for revenge - Sangakkara (Sep 13, 2009)
Sep 25, 2009
Lasith Malinga is bowled
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Sep 22, 2009
Lasith Malinga celebrates the dismissal of AB de Villiers
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Sep 14, 2009
Lasith Malinga celebrates the dismissal of MS Dhoni
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