Full name Malintha Krishantha Gajanayake
Born October 5, 1980, Colombo
Current age 29 years 50 days
Major teams Basnahira North, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 162 | 7 | 3400 | 105 | 21.93 | 2 | 20 | 98 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 88 | 79 | 19 | 1710 | 105* | 28.50 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 360 | 76 | 20.00 | 336 | 107.14 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 2760 | 1508 | 60 | 4/57 | 25.13 | 3.27 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 88 | 652 | 469 | 13 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 36.07 | 4.31 | 50.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 21 | 7 | 107 | 116 | 9 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 12.88 | 6.50 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 16-18, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 11, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Basnahira North v Ruhuna at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Malintha Gajanayake, born on the 5th of October 1980, is a compact right handed batsman, who normally batss in the middle order. He is also a brilliant fielder. He was the Captain of the Sri Lanka U15 team in the Mini World Cup 1996. He was also a member of the U19 team in the MTN U19 World Cup in South Africa, 1998. Later, he played for the Sri Lanka U19 team in India and then was appointed as the Captain of the Sri Lanka U19 Team for the U19 World Cup that was held in Sri Lanka 2000. After the World Cup he toured England with the Sri Lanka U19 team under the leadership of Kaushalya Weeraratne. Malintha is a quality player, in the mould of Ranjan Madugalle. He has proved to be a good Captain during his school Cricket, and now plays for the Tamil Union C & AC in the U23 team. He is bright prospect for the future.
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