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Full name Charitha Malinga Bandara
Born December 31, 1979, Kalutara
Current age 28 years 207 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Basnahira South,Galle Cricket Club,Gloucestershire,Kalutara Town Club,Nondescripts Cricket Club,Ragama Cricket Club,Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
8
11
3
124
43
15.50
240
51.66
0
0
14
2
4
0
ODIs
28
15
4
129
28*
11.72
176
73.29
0
0
7
5
8
0
T20Is
1
1
0
1
1
1.00
2
50.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
114
158
33
2401
79
19.20
0
8
76
0
List A
92
61
17
634
47*
14.40
0
0
30
0
Twenty20
4
2
0
9
8
4.50
7
128.57
0
0
0
1
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
8
14
1152
633
16
3/84
5/153
39.56
3.29
72.0
0
0
0
ODIs
28
25
1314
1105
34
4/31
4/31
32.50
5.04
38.6
2
0
0
T20Is
1
1
24
20
0
-
-
-
5.00
-
0
0
0
First-class
114
15347
7934
312
8/49
25.42
3.10
49.1
10
2
List A
92
3907
3058
131
5/22
5/22
23.34
4.69
29.8
5
3
0
Twenty20
4
3
72
79
2
1/29
1/29
39.50
6.58
36.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), May 27-31, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Apr 3-5, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 23, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1996/97
Last First-class
Ragama Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Ragama Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 15, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard
Profile
Malinga Bandara was earmarked from an early age as a legspinner of great potential. On the basis of his school performances he was selected for the Under-19 tour to India in 1997, the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, and the Sri Lanka A tour to England in 1999. In between, he made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1998-99 but looked all at sea in a disappointing display and did not come into consideration after that. But a match haul of 11 for 126 against England A in March 2005 confirmed his growing confidence and also helped attract the attention of Gloucestershire as they looked for a replacement for Upul Chandana. Bandara, like Chandana, is also a useful lower order batsman. He hasn't been able to nail a permanent place in the one-day set-up but has provided valuable support for Muttiah Muralitharan. It is his all-round versatility which won him a World Cup place for the Caribbean ahead of Chandana. He played just one game and has since struggled to find a place in the line-up. He was, however, named in the probables for the Champions Trophy.
Cricinfo staff (July 9, 2008)
Notes
Played four years representing Kalutara Vidyalaya Represents N.C.C in Division I Cricket
