Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan Cricketer and the current captain of Sri Lanka National Team in T20Is. He is also known as Slina Malinga because of his Sling action. He is one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He is famous for his ability to get consecutive wickets. Malinga is an exceptional and only bowler in the world with two World Cup hat tricks, only bowler to have three hat tricks in One Day Internationals and the only bowler to have four wickets in four balls.
Personal Information
- Born: Aug 28, 1983 (Age:37 years)
- Nickname:Yorker King, Kagawena, Malinga the Slinga, Mali, Rathgama Express, Lanka Lion
- Birthplace: Galle
- Height: 5′ 8″
- Role: Bowler
- Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
Stats
Batting Career Stats
Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
Test | 30 | 37 | 13 | 275 | 64 | 11.46 | 619 | 44.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 |
ODI | 226 | 120 | 37 | 567 | 56 | 6.83 | 761 | 74.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21 |
T20I | 83 | 33 | 12 | 136 | 27 | 6.48 | 161 | 84.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
IPL | 122 | 25 | 9 | 88 | 17 | 5.5 | 99 | 88.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Bowling Career Stats
Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W |
Test | 30 | 59 | 5209 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 3.86 | 33.16 | 51.57 | 3 | 0 |
ODI | 226 | 220 | 10936 | 9759 | 338 | 6/38 | 6/38 | 5.35 | 28.87 | 32.36 | 8 | 0 |
T20I | 83 | 83 | 1799 | 2225 | 107 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 7.42 | 20.79 | 16.81 | 2 | 0 |
IPL | 122 | 122 | 2827 | 3365 | 170 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 7.14 | 19.79 | 16.63 | 1 | 0 |
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