Malinda Pushpakumara

Malinda Pushpakumara
Personal information
Full name Pawuluge Malinda Pushpakumara
Born (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 141) 3 August 2017 v India
Last Test 12 August 2017 v India
ODI debut (cap 184) 31 August 2017 v India
Last ODI 3 September 2017 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015 - Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2012 - 2015 Saracens Sports Club
2008 - 2010 Moors Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 2 2
Runs scored 42 11
Batting average 14.00 5.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 16 8
Balls bowled 368 114
Wickets 5 1
Bowling average 47.60 105.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/82 1/40
Catches/stumpings 0/0 2/0
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2017

Malinda Pushpakumara (born 24 March 1987) is a Sri Lankan Test cricketer and a plays for Moors Sports Club in first-class cricket.[1]

Domestic career

He took the most wickets in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament, with a total of 77 dismissals from 9 matches and 18 innings.[2]

In November 2017, he was named the best bowler in domestic cricket for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.[3]

He also took the most wickets in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament, with a total of 70 dismissals from 10 matches and 20 innings.[4] In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for the tournament, with fifteen dismissals in six matches.[8]

In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[9]

International career

In February 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh, although he did not play.[10]

In July 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against India.[11] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against India on 3 August 2017.[12] He had to bowl 20 overs for the maiden wicket, when he stumped Ajinkya Rahane. However, his bowling figures of the match was 2 for 156 runs, where India recorded 619 for the first innings. Pushpakumara played as the night-watchman in the second innings, where he scored 16 runs. However, Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and 53 runs at the end.

The following month, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India.[13] He made his ODI debut on 31 August 2017 against India. He gave away 65 runs without taking a wicket and only scored 3 runs.[14]

In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Malinda Pushpakumara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Records: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2016/17: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Records: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2017/18: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Herath to lead Sri Lanka, Pushpakumara called up for Bangladesh Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dhananjaya, Pradeep return to Sri Lanka's Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 3-7". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Thisara, Siriwardana return to ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "4th ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 31 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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