Lasith Malinga

Bowler · Born 1983-08-28 · right-hand-bat · right-arm-fast · Sri Lanka

T20I ODI 18 Player of Match

SL Malinga has scored 973 runs in 169 international matches. Average 14.17, SR 47.4.

Career Statistics

ODI

94

24 matches · avg 5.22

SR 61.4 HS 16 100s 0 50s 0 4s 10 6s 2

T20I

18

11 matches · avg 2.57

SR 52.9 HS 7 100s 0 50s 0 4s 2 6s 0

t20i

57

11 matches · avg 8.14

SR 83.8 HS 13 100s 0 50s 0 4s 5 6s 2

Bowling

ODI

52 wickets

avg 30.92 · econ 5.45 · SR –

T20I

66 wickets

avg 20.83 · econ 7.64 · SR –

t20i

19 wickets

avg 30.32 · econ 8.96 · SR –

Key Strengths

Strongest in Test

Average 14.17, SR 47.4

Most aggressive in T20I

Strike rate 84.0

Career Milestones

100+ international matches 27 away from 1,000 international runs

Career Timeline

Year	M	Runs	ODI	T20I	Test
2004	1	1	1	–	–
2005	3	5	1	–	4
2006	16	169	34	27	108
2007	12	88	15	13	60
2008	4	19	19	–	–
2009	10	39	32	7	–
2010	11	173	86	4	83
2011	14	68	60	8	–
2012	20	129	69	60	–
2013	22	62	53	9	–
2014	9	20	18	2	–
2015	11	41	33	8	–
2017	11	30	21	9	–
2018	4	14	9	5	–
2019	18	107	57	50	–
2020	3	8	–	8	–

Performance by Opponent

Opponent	M	Runs	Avg	SR
India	22	191	11.24	72.1
Australia	26	180	10	65.9
England	21	154	9.06	60.2
Pakistan	24	126	7.41	67
New Zealand	19	107	7.13	68.6
South Africa	19	52	3.47	55.9
Bangladesh	9	43	8.6	39.4
West Indies	5	23	4.6	69.7

Venue Performance

Venue	M	Runs	Avg	SR
R Premadasa Stadium	18	73	6.64	73.7
Melbourne Cricket Ground	5	67	22.33	113.6
Bellerive Oval	4	58	14.5	45.3
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	7	44	11	88
Kennington Oval	6	42	10.5	97.7
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	10	38	9.5	79.2
Wankhede Stadium	7	27	6.75	150
Adelaide Oval	3	20	10	64.5
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa	6	20	5	111.1
Sophia Gardens	4	19	9.5	90.5

Dismissal Profile

40.6%

caught

54 times

34.6%

bowled

46 times

11.3%

run out

15 times

7.5%

lbw

10 times

3.8%

stumped

5 times

2.3%

caught and bowled

3 times

Boundary Profile

ODI

41 fours

19 sixes

54.7%

from boundaries

T20I

14 fours

10 sixes

55.2%

from boundaries

Test

34 fours

6 sixes

67.5%

from boundaries