Lasith Malinga's cricket career in numbers
Lasith Malinga’s cricket career in numbers: Over the years, Slinga Malinga has stamped his authority in international cricket as one of the most venomous fast bowlers. With a round-arm action and unorthodox bowling stance, his ball’s trajectory is extremely hard to pick up. But all this unique unorthodox virtues would have gone waste if he didn’t have the skills of a lethal pacer which makes him a class apart. Malinga’s destructive toe-crushing Yorkers have been a matter of devilish nightmares for the batters.
Lasith also has a very deceptive bouncer in his armor and on occasions he uses his slower deliveries to outfox the batsman who are unable to predict what is coming next. When it comes to variations, his aptness at executing them with utmost accuracy makes him a tough nut to crack.
Today, we present the illustrious cricket career of Lasith Malinga in numbers:
4 – Number of wickets Malinga took in 4 consecutive balls in 2007 World Cup against South Africa. He is the only bowler in international cricket to take 4 wickets in 4 balls.
3 – The number of Hat-tricks taken by Malinga in ODI cricket. It is the most number of Hat-tricks taken by any player in ODI cricket.
2 – The number of Hat-tricks taken by Lasith Malinga in World Cup cricket which is the most by any player in World Cup history. His first Hat-trick came against South Africa in World Cup 2007 while the second one came in World Cup 2011 against Kenya.
132 – The pair of Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews holds the record for highest 9th wicket partnership in ODI’s. They had added 132 runs against Australia in Melbourne in 2010.
253 – The number of wickets Malinga has taken since 2007 in ODI’s. He is the leading wicket-taker in ODI’s since 2007 with 253 scalps in 165 matches.
70 – The number of wickets taken by Slinga Malinga in T20I cricket. Malinga is the 4th highest wicket-taker in T20 internationals.
291 – The number of wickets he has taken T-20 cricket. It is the most number of wickets by any bowler in T20s. He has played 218 matches and has taken 291 wickets at a miserly economy of 6.71
9 – The number of teams Malinga has represented in T-20 franchisee cricket.
143 – The number of wickets taken by Slinga Malinga in Indian Premiere League (IPL). He is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
6/7 – The best bowling figures of Big Bash League (BBL) is secured by him. Malinga had taken 6 wickets for only 7 runs against Perth Scorchers in 2012
458 – The number of wickets taken by Malinga in international cricket. He is the third-highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka in international cricket only behind Muttiah Muralitharan (1347) and Chaminda Vaas (761).
101 – The number of wickets taken by Malinga in Tests. He has played 30 Test matches and has grabbed 101 scalps at an average of 33. He took retirement in 2010 from Tests to prolong his limited overs career.
11 – The number of Five-wicket hauls taken by Malinga in international cricket. He has taken 7 five-fors in ODI’s, 3 in Tests and 1 in T20I’s.
9 – The number of Man of the Match awards won by Malinga in international cricket. He has been adjudged Player of the Match 2 times (Tests), 6 times (ODI’s) and 1 time (T20I’s).
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