Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga
Full Name: Separamadu Lasith Malinga
Birth date: August 28 1983
Age: 40 years
Hometown: Galle
City: Galle
Birth Country: Sri Lanka
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Bowler
Team :
TournamentTeams
Champions League T20 Mumbai Indians
Indian Premier League Mumbai Indians
Big Bash League Melbourne Stars
Sri Lanka Premier League Ruhuna Reds, Southern Express
Caribbean Premier League St Lucia Kings, Jamaica Tallawahs, Guyana Amazon Warriors
T10 League Maratha Arabians
LPL Galle Titans

Lasith Malinga Last 10 Innings

RunsWktsOppMatch DateScore
- 0/46 West Indies2020-03-06 IT20
8 1/37 West Indies2020-03-04 IT20
0 0/40 India2020-01-10 IT20
0 0/41 India2020-01-07 IT20
- 1/18 Deccan Gladiators2019-11-24 DT20
- 0/15 Qalandars2019-11-23 DT20
- 1/25 Bangla Tigers2019-11-22 DT20
- 1/10 Delhi Bulls2019-11-21 DT20
- 0/13 Team Abu Dhabi2019-11-18 DT20
- 0/7 Qalandars2019-11-17 DT20

Statistictics by year


Batting Stats

 MatInnsOutNORunsHSAveBPSR200s100s50s4s6sCtSt
TEST 30372413 275 64 11.4661944.43 0 0 1 36 6 70
ODI 2171178334 529 56 6.3774071.49 0 0 1 43 19 310
IT20 83332112 136 27 6.4816184.47 0 0 0 9 5 210

Bowling Stats

 MatInnsOversMORunsWktsAveEcoSRExt4wkts5wkts10wktsBBIBBM
TEST 3059868.11123349 101 33.163.9551.62607305/509/210
ODI 2182181803.2999692 330 29.375.5732.849111606/386/38
IT20 8383299.512225 107 20.797.9416.8991205/65/6

Awards

You must have seen village boys playing with sling but, have you seen a middle aged man doing so? Obviously not! Many games have age limitations except cricket where you can continue with your ‘Slingshot’ skills. Yes, I am talking about “Lasith Malinga”. Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer and present vice-captain of their T20 Team. He is a specialist fast bowler with a unique round arm action, sometimes referred to a sling action. He was born on 28 August 1983 at Galle, Sri Lanka. As to consider his background, he was not a silver spoon child. He hailed from a lower middle class family background. He used to play on sand banks and coconut grooves by a river with his friends. Malinga started his cricketing career at Vidyaloka College, where he was noticed by a former Sri Lankan bowler, Champaka Ramanayake. Impressed by his bowling actions, he invited Malinga to join Galle Cricket Club. His bowling style has led his friends call him Malinga Slinga. He made his Test debut on 1 July 2004 against Australia at Darwin Marrara Oval. He was gifted by immediate success, taking 6 wickets in the match .He was also presented one of the match stumps by Adam Gilchrist after the Game. He casted himself into Sri Lanka’s fastest Test bowler and secured his position in Test team. His bowling speed between 140 to 150 km/hr with a well placed bouncer terrified almost all the batsman. He demolished the New Zealand top order in 2006/07 test series against New Zealand helping Sri Lanka to draw the match. He announced his retirement from Test Cricket on 22 April 2011 in order to prolong his career in ODI and T20 cricket. His career bounced to a remarkable point when he debuted in One Day International on July 11, 2004 against UAE at Dambulla. During the Sri Lankan team’s tour of New Zealand in 2004-2005, the New Zealand team was completely unable to read Malinga’s ball. Malinga came to limelight during the 2007 Cricket World Cup. On March 28, 2007, he became the first ever player to take four wickets in four consecutive balls against South Africa. Despite Malinga’s dangerous spell, South Africa managed to win the match by one wicket. During 2011 Cricket World Cup, Malinga took his second hat-trick in his career against Kenya. This made him the first bowler to take two World Cup hat-tricks. In August 2011, he came with another hat-trick against Australia to become the first man to take 3 hat-tricks in ODI cricket. If we talk about T20 International, he made his debut on 15 June 2006 against England. In the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, he came victorious, achieved the position of highest wicket taker in the tournament and won the Golden Wicket for his performance. He also won the award for the player of the tournament. Sri Lankan Malinga has been named as the official event ambassador for the World Twenty20 championship. Later on October 2012, he was crowned as the vice-captain of the Sri Lankan Twenty20 international team. Regarding T20 domestic, Malinga plays for Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is their strike bowler and is a leading bowler in the competition. He won the purple cap award in the fourth season of IPL with 28 scalp in 16 matches. Malinga’s records show his great endeavor and dedication towards cricket. He is the only bowler in cricketing history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in international cricket. The first and till now, only bowler to take 3 hat-tricks in ODI. He and Angelo Mathews hold the highest run partnership for 9th wicket in ODI, of 132 run against Australia. He is the only bowler who keeps the record of having two world cup hat-tricks, against South Africa in the 2007 Cricket World cup and other against Kenya in the 2011. From Galle Cricket Club to Sri Lankan Team, he impressed all by his bowling action and pace, right from start of his career. His pace along with sling action bowling makes batsman harder to stand on the pitch. Even the cameras have to slow down to catch a glimpse of Malinga’s ball.

Last Series Played

LPL 2020 - Lanka Premier League T20
Sri Lanka vs West Indies T20 Series 2020
India vs Sri Lanka T20 Series 2020
T10 League 2019
Australia vs Sri Lanka T20 Series 2019
Team Squad
Kasun Rajitha Kamindu Mendis
Vishwa Fernando Lahiru Kumara
Prabath Jayasuriya Dimuth Karunaratne
Dinesh Chandimal Asitha Fernando
Nishan Fernando Kusal Mendis

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