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Lasith Malinga

Full name: Separamadu Lasith Malinga Swarnajith

Born: 4th September 1983, Galle, Sri Lanka

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast

Teams: Sri Lanka (Test: 2004-2007/08); Sri Lanka (ODI: 2004-2007/08); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2006-2007/08); Galle Cricket Club (Main FC: 2001/02-2003/04); Nondescripts Cricket Club (Main FC: 2004/05-2006/07); Kent (Main FC: 2007); Galle Cricket Club (Main ListA: 2001/02-2003/04); Nondescripts Cricket Club (Main ListA: 2004/05-2006/07); Kent (Main ListA: 2007); Ruhuna (Main ListA: 2007/08); Nondescripts Cricket Club (Main Twenty20: 2004/05-2005/06); Kent (Main Twenty20: 2007); All teams

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Articles: South Africa escape Malinga's four-in-four wicket magic

Sri Lanka bank on `X-factor' to beat India

Astle cleared as New Zealand, Sri Lanka launch World Cup campaigns

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Pictures: Lasith Malinga reacts after taking the wicket of Brad Hogg

Lasith Malinga delivers a ball

Lasith Malinga celebrates the wicket of Fleming

Lasith Malinga celebrates the wicket of Andrew Hall

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The fastest bowler in Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga raised quite a few eyebrows when he first appeared on the international scene thanks to his distinctly slinging action. From that round-arm action he generates a lot of pace and this can be disconcerting to batsmen who struggle to pick up the ball’s trajectory. He has a pretty good strike rate and average in both Tests and ODIs and this speaks well of his capabilities for in the shorter version of the game he does not compromise much on pace. But this does not mean that his economy rate has suffered for batsmen continue to find it difficult to pick most of his deliveries. Malinga however has the propensity to bowl wides and no balls, a problem he is in the process of eradicating. He is also taking steps to be more accurate and his development and rising stature as a strike bowler was confirmed when he was the leading wicket taker in the one-day series against England in 2006. He has come a long way in the last couple of years since he made his international debut and bids fair to be Sri Lanka’s main strike bowler among the pacemen for quite a while.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	28	34	13	192	42*	9.14	0	0	36.50	7

Test Career Bowling (2004-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	4777	106	3076	91	5-68	33.80	2	0	52.49	3.86

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	80	97	41	501	42*	8.94	0	0	37.22	22

First-Class Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	11345	237	7420	242	6-17	30.66	6	0	46.88	3.92

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	53	25	11	92	15	6.57	0	0	50.27	11

One-Day International Career Bowling (2004-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	2525	33	2021	79	4-44	25.58	4	0	31.96	4.80

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	81	42	16	177	23*	6.80	0	0	15

One-Day Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	3761	43	3039	121	4-16	25.11	6	0	31.08	4.84

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	7	4	1	53	27	17.66	0	0	123.25	5

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	120	0	140	7	3-43	20.00	0	0	17.14	7.00

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	14	5	2	53	27	17.66	0	0	115.21	5

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	250	0	297	13	3-30	22.84	0	0	19.23	7.12