Full name Herath Mudiyanselage Charitha Malinga Bandara
Born December 31, 1979, Nagoda
Current age 30 years 180 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South,Galle Cricket Club, Gloucestershire,Kalutara Town Club, Kent, Nondescripts Cricket Club,Ragama Cricket Club,Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 11 | 3 | 124 | 43 | 15.50 | 240 | 51.66 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 17 | 4 | 160 | 31 | 12.30 | 224 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | 15 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 145 | 205 | 42 | 3339 | 108 | 20.48 | 1 | 14 | 91 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 124 | 86 | 28 | 1000 | 64 | 17.24 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 109 | 31* | 13.62 | 92 | 118.47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 14 | 1152 | 633 | 16 | 3/84 | 5/153 | 39.56 | 3.29 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 28 | 1470 | 1232 | 36 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 34.22 | 5.02 | 40.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 4 | 84 | 96 | 4 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 24.00 | 6.85 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 145 | 20121 | 10386 | 417 | 8/49 | 24.90 | 3.09 | 48.2 | 14 | 2 | |||
| List A | 124 | 5258 | 4141 | 168 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 24.64 | 4.72 | 31.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 30 | 29 | 621 | 795 | 32 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 24.84 | 7.68 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), May 27-31, 1998 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Apr 3-5, 2006 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 8, 2010 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1996/97 |
| Last First-class | Kent v Nottinghamshire at Tunbridge Wells, Jun 4-7, 2010 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1997/98 |
| Last List A | Ruhuna v Basnahira South at Moratuwa, Feb 19, 2010 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Ragama Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 15, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sussex v Kent at Hove, Jun 27, 2010 scorecard |
Profile
Malinga Bandara was earmarked from an early age as a legspinner of great potential. On the basis of his school performances he was selected for the Under-19 tour to India in 1997, the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, and the Sri Lanka A tour to England in 1999. In between, he made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1998-99 but looked all at sea in a disappointing display and did not come into consideration after that. But a match haul of 11 for 126 against England A in March 2005 confirmed his growing confidence and also helped attract the attention of Gloucestershire as they looked for a replacement for Upul Chandana. Bandara, like Chandana, is also a useful lower order batsman. He hasn't been able to nail a permanent place in the one-day set-up but has provided valuable support for Muttiah Muralitharan. It is his all-round versatility which won him a World Cup place for the Caribbean ahead of Chandana. He played just one game and has since struggled to find a place in the line-up. He was, however, named in the probables for the Champions Trophy
