Personal Information

Full Name: Lasith Malinga

Date of Birth: 28 August 1983

Place of Birth: Galle

PROFILE

About SL Malinga

Separamadu Lasith Malinga (Sinhala: සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; Tamil: லசித் மாலிங்க; born 28 August 1983) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler, Malinga was commonly used as a specialist death bowler, and captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team to the 2014 T20 World Cup title. He was nicknamed "Slinga Malinga" due to his distinctive round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 September 2021. Malinga's unorthodox action and dipping slower ball yorkers are credited with much of his success. He changed the dynamics and landscape of death bowling in limited overs cricket through his technique and approach. Malinga is known for his ability to take wickets on consecutive balls, often through bowling in-swingi

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PERFORMANCE

IPL Career Stats

T20
Matches 122
Runs 88
Wickets 170
Batting IPL • T20
Innings20
Average6.29
Strike Rate88.89
50s0
100s0
Bowling IPL • T20
Wickets170
Economy7.14
Bowling Avg19.72
Best5/13
Catches21