About Lasith Malinga
| Name | Lasith Malinga |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth | 28 Aug 1983 |
| Birth Place | Galle |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Role | Bowler |
| Bats | right handed . lower order |
| Bowls | right-arm fast . Faster |
If the fans didn’t to see this fast bowler with a quirky action last season, it was because he was seen in a new role of a bowling mentor. He is a three-time championship winner and ‘Slinga Malinga’ will be back in the 12th season purely as a bowler. There is always excitement when Malinga marks his run up and slings his arm to release the white ball.
He entered the auction and as expected, MI lapped him up for INR 2 crore. Malinga enters the tournament having led Sri Lanka’s T20 team in the recently concluded series in South Africa. Like Pollard, he too is a veteran and Rohit Sharma will get some help in the field in making vital decisions when the match goes right down to the wire. Malinga has over 100 IPL games under his belt and this experience will be vital.
Lasith Malinga Recent Form
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Lasith Malinga Career Stats
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 226 | 120 | 567 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 74.51 | 6.83 | 45 | 21 | -- | -- |
| T20I | 84 | 33 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 84.47 | 6.48 | 9 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Test | 30 | 37 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 44.43 | 11.46 | 36 | 6 | -- | -- |
| IPL | 122 | 25 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 88.89 | 5.50 | 6 | 5 | -- | -- |
| WC ODI | 29 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55.93 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 226 | 220 | 338 | 5.35 | 28.87 | 6/38 | 0 | 8 | 32.36 | -- | -- |
| T20I | 84 | 83 | 107 | 7.42 | 20.79 | 5/6 | 0 | 2 | 16.81 | -- | -- |
| Test | 30 | 59 | 101 | 3.86 | 33.16 | 9/210 | 0 | 3 | 51.57 | -- | -- |
| IPL | 122 | 122 | 170 | 7.14 | 19.79 | 5/13 | 0 | 1 | 16.63 | -- | -- |
| WC ODI | 29 | 28 | 56 | 5.51 | 22.88 | 6-38 | 9 | 1 | 24.89 | -- | -- |
Career Debut Information
| ODI Debut | Sri Lanka vs U.A.E. at Dambulla - July 17, 2004 |
| T20I Debut | England vs Sri Lanka at Southampton - June 15, 2006 |
| Test Debut | Australia vs Sri Lanka at Darwin - July 01 - 03, 2004 |
| IPL Debut | vs Chennai Super Kings at Newlands, Apr 18, 2009 |
Teams played for
Sri Lanka Mumbai Indians Nondescripts Cricket Club Middlesex Ruhuna Royals Melbourne Stars Ruhuna Reds Guyana Amazon Warriors Jamaica Tallawahs St Lucia Zouks Stellenbosch Kings Rangpur Riders Dambulla Montreal Tigers Kandy Khulna Titans Galle Maratha Arabians
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