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 occasions. A great performance at the Under-19 level and on Sri Lanka A tours helped him earn a Test debut in 1998-99. However, Bandara failed to keep his place into the side after a disappointing display.
Bandara's consistent persistence at the domestic level earned him a recall to the national side in 2006. However, he has provided Muttiah Muralidaran with valuable support in the shorter format of the game. He is a useful lower order batsman and it is this all-round adaptability that earned him a World Cup place in 2007. But, he failed to nail a permanent place in the Lankan side. He was then included in the T20I squad for the 2011 series against Australia.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
8 |
11 |
124 |
3 |
15.5 |
51.66 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| ODI |
31 |
17 |
160 |
4 |
12.30 |
71.42 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
| T20 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
8 |
14 |
1152 |
633 |
16 |
3/84 |
/ |
39.56 |
3.29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| ODI |
31 |
28 |
1470 |
1232 |
36 |
4/31 |
/ |
34.22 |
5.02 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| T20 |
4 |
4 |
84 |
96 |
4 |
3/32 |
/ |
24 |
6.85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| T20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1998-2006
- ODI:
- 2006-2010
- T20:
- 2006-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - May 27, 1998
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy - Apr 03, 2006
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium,Wellington - Jan 06, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Jan 08, 2010
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Dec 26, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Sep 04, 2009
