Malinga Bandara

Country: Sri Lanka
Date of Birth: December 31, 1979
Place of Birth: Kalutara
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Leg break
Skill: Bowler
Teams Played: Sri Lanka

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	SR
Tests	8	11	3	124	43	0	0	15.5	51.67
ODI	31	17	4	160	31	0	0	12.31	71.43
T20s	4	3	1	12	7	0	0	6	80
IPL	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	8	192	633	29	16	39.56	3/84	3.3
ODI	31	245	1232	3	36	34.22	4/31	5.03
T20s	4	14	96	0	4	24	3/32	6.86

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	May 27, 1998 v New Zealand at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo	April 3, 2006 v Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
ODIs	January 6, 2006 v New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington	January 8, 2010 v Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
T20s	December 26, 2006 v New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland	September 4, 2009 v New Zealand at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo
IPL	--	--

Profile

Malinga Bandara is a right-arm leg-spin bowler with great caliber. Even though he was marked as a leg-spinner of immense potential, he has under-performed on numerous occassions. A great performance at the U-19 level and on Sri Lanka A tours helped him earning a Test debut in 1998-99. He failed to keep his place into the side after a disappointing display.

His consistent persistence at the domestic level earned him a recall to the national side in 2006. However, Bandara has provided Muralidaran with valuable support in the shorter form of the game. He is a useful lower order batsman and it this all-round adaptability that earned him a World Cup place. But, he has failed to nail a permanent place in the Lankan side.