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Malinga Bandara

Full name: Charitha Malinga Bandara

Born: 31st December 1979, Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Leg-break and googly

Teams: Sri Lanka (Test: 1998-2005/06); Sri Lanka (ODI: 2005/06-2007); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2006/07); Kalutara Town Club (Main FC: 1996/97); Nondescripts Cricket Club (Main FC: 1998/99-2002/03); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main FC: 2003/04); Galle Cricket Club (Main FC: 2004/05); Gloucestershire (Main FC: 2005); Ragama Cricket Club (Main FC: 2006/07-2007/08); Nondescripts Cricket Club (Main ListA: 1998/99-2002/03); Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (Main ListA: 2003/04); Galle Cricket Club (Main ListA: 2004/05); Gloucestershire (Main ListA: 2005); Ragama Cricket Club (Main ListA: 2005/06-2007/08); Basnahira South (Main ListA: 2007/08); Ragama Cricket Club (Main Twenty20: 2005/06); All teams

Gloucestershire cap: 2005

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Sri Lanka look for revenge in India

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Pictures: Bandara celebrates the wicket of Shoaib Malik with his teammate Prasanna Jayawardena

Bandara delivers a ball

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A highly talented leg spinner and useful tail end batsman, Malinga Bandara impressed while at school and seemed marked for great things as he made his way up through the Under-19 and A ranks. He was given the big break at 18 when he made his Test debut against New Zealand at Colombo. But he was obviously not yet ready to make the grade successfully and was discarded. Far from discouraged, Bandara worked hard on improving his bowling and a match haul of 11 for 126 against England A in 2005 showed that he was back to his confidence self. He finally played a Test more than seven years after his inaugural game in India on the 2005-06 tour when he played in all three matches picking up nine wickets and providing able support to Muthiah Muralitharan. From then on he has been in the regular scheme of things in both forms of the game playing in 19 ODIs within six months in 2006. The same year he had a successful stint with Gloucestershire when the county was looking for a mid season replacement for his teammate and fellow leg spinner Upul Chandana. Improving with every game Bandara ended up heading the averages with 39 wickets from seven matches at 25.15 apiece.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1998-2005/06)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	8	11	3	124	43	15.50	0	0	51.45	4

Test Career Bowling (1998-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	1152	29	633	16	3-84	39.56	0	0	72.00	3.29

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	116	161	33	2515	79	19.64	0	9	77

First-Class Career Bowling (1996/97-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	15699	459	8121	315	8-49	25.78	10	2	49.83	3.10

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	28	15	4	129	28*	11.72	0	0	73.29	8

One-Day International Career Bowling (2005/06-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	1314	3	1105	34	4-31	32.50	2	0	38.64	5.04

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1998-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	96	64	19	644	47*	14.31	0	0	30

One-Day Career Bowling (1998-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	4093	29	3216	133	5-22	24.18	5	3	32.48	4.58

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	0	50.00	0

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	24	0	20	0	0-20					5.00

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	4	2	0	9	8	4.50	0	0	128.57	0

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	72	0	79	2	1-29	39.50	0	0	36.00	6.58

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka Under-19s	1	2	1	21	21*	21.00	0	0	17.94	0

Youth Test Career Bowling (1998/99)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka Under-19s	114	2	69	1	1-69	69.00	0	0	114.00	3.63

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-1998/99)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Sri Lanka Under-19s	8	6	4	30	19*	15.00	0	0	2

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98-1998/99)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka Under-19s	390	1	246	15	4-20	16.40	1	0	26.00	3.78