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Malinga Bandara

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Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMEHerath Mudiyanselage Charitha Malinga Bandara
BORN31 Dec 1979, Nagoda
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSLegbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 71
DEBUTMay 1998
LATESTApr 2006
ODI
Cap 127
DEBUTJan 2006
LATESTAug 2009
T20I
Cap 16
DEBUTDec 2006
LATESTSep 2009
◈ INSIGHTSDay 245 / 365
1

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

2

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Herath's peak.

3

High averages and centuries tell one story; strike rates and sixes tell another. Both are here.

↻ 3 insights · refreshes daily

Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
296
AVERAGE
12.87
STRIKE RATE
65.25
HIGH SCORE
43
SIXES
7
INNINGS
31
WICKETS
56
ECONOMY
4.67

Recent form

All matches →
20093 matches
11
AVG 11.00 · SR 84.62 · HS 74 wkts
▼ AVG -1.87 vs career  ·  ▲ +0.00 vs 2007  ·  SR +19.37
20079 matches
44
AVG 11.00 · SR 65.67 · HS 1711 wkts
▼ AVG -1.87 vs career  ·  SR +0.42
2006Career best
85
AVG 12.14 · SR 77.98
▲ AVG -0.73 vs career
2009Career worst · 3 matches
11
AVG 11.00 · SR 84.62
▼ AVG -1.87 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 8 MATCHES
124
AVG 15.50  ·  SR 51.67  ·  HS 43  ·  WKTS 16
ODI · 24 MATCHES
160
AVG 12.31  ·  SR 71.43  ·  HS 31  ·  WKTS 36
T20I · 4 MATCHES
12
AVG 6.00  ·  SR 80.00  ·  HS 7  ·  WKTS 4
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2006
85 runs · avg 12.14
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2006
23 wickets · econ 4.81

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
9805060709
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
200931111.0084.620
200794411.0065.670
2006128512.1477.980
200534013.3352.630
1998100.000.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Pakistan
111avg 15.86 · SR 65.29
India
50avg 12.50 · SR 54.35
Bangladesh
42avg 21.00 · SR 46.15
England
28avg 28.00 · SR 127.27
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Pakistan611115.8665.2943——6View→
India85012.5054.3528——15View→
Bangladesh84221.0046.1519——12View→
England32828.00127.2728——3View→
New Zealand5246.0053.3312——2View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
105avg 15.00 · HS 43
Old Trafford
28avg 28.00 · HS 28
Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
19avg 19.00 · HS 19
Shaheed Chandu Stadium
18avg 18.00 · HS 18
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium510515.0058.3343——11View→
Old Trafford12828.00127.2728——2View→
Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium11919.0036.5419——4View→
Shaheed Chandu Stadium21818.0081.8218——1View→
Sheikh Zayed Stadium2178.5053.1311——4View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches