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Eshan Malinga

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Eshan Malinga

Eshan Malinga appears in 50 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (16 Nov 2025 to 29 Oct 2026). 43 runs in 17 innings. 61 wickets from 202.5 overs. 75 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country
Sri Lanka
Role
Bowler
Batting
Left-hand bat
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Born
4 Feb 2001 Age 25
Recorded matches
7531 internationals

Eshan Malinga is a bowler from Sri Lanka with 75 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 31 internationals (14 ODIs, 17 T20Is).

Batting: 81 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 0 fifties; the most runs came in ODI cricket (32) and the highest recorded score is 15.

Bowling: 86 wickets in recorded matches, 54 of them in T20 (league and domestic) cricket.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

Eshan Malinga: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100/50WktsBowl avgEcon5w
ODI141032144.5737.60/01248.676.570
T20I17919139.5090.50/01632.889.960
T20 (league and domestic)375301510.0078.90/05422.319.320
T1071000.000.00/0424.508.910

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

Eshan Malinga at a glance

FairPlay holds 50 complete scorecards featuring Eshan Malinga, most recently for Sri Lanka (T20 and shorter, one-day).

In those matches Eshan Malinga batted 17 times for 43 runs at a strike rate of 62.32. The highest score was 14 off 19 balls against England.

With the ball: 61 wickets from 202.5 overs, an economy rate of 8.71. Best figures: 4 for 26 against Jaffna Kings.

How the 7 dismissals happened: caught 3, bowled 2, run out 2.

These matches were played at 20 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
171043146.1462.320/0
Bowling
49202.511,766614/268.71

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

DateMatch
29 Oct 2026Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 1 (4) · Bowl 1/101 (10)
27 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/8 (4)
22 Oct 2026Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 0 (1) · Bowl 0/91 (10)
18 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 2 (6) · Bowl 4/46 (9.5)
13 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 2/38 (4)
11 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/41 (4)
9 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 1* (3) · Bowl 2/33 (3.5)
27 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 14 (19) · Bowl 0/65 (9)
24 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 2/50 (9)
19 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 0 (2) · Bowl 0/34 (1.4)
17 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 0* (1) · Bowl 1/27 (2.1)
15 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 13* (5) · Bowl 1/41 (4)
8 Aug 2026Jaffna Kings v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 3/25 (4)
7 Aug 2026Colombo Kaps v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 1/38 (3.5)
5 Aug 2026Jaffna Kings v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 0/37 (4)
1 Aug 2026Colombo Kaps v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 2/43 (3.4)
29 Jul 2026Galle Gallants v Kandy RoyalsBat – · Bowl 1/37 (3)
26 Jul 2026Galle Gallants v Dambulla SixersBat – · Bowl 1/32 (4)
23 Jul 2026Galle Gallants v Jaffna KingsBat – · Bowl 3/13 (3)
22 Jul 2026Dambulla Sixers v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 1/35 (2)
18 Jul 2026Galle Gallants v Colombo KapsBat – · Bowl 1/42 (4)
17 Jul 2026Jaffna Kings v Galle GallantsBat – · Bowl 4/26 (3.4)
15 Jun 2026West Indies v Sri LankaBat 1* (1) · Bowl 0/30 (4)
14 Jun 2026West Indies v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 0/41 (3)
12 Jun 2026West Indies v Sri LankaBat 3* (2) · Bowl 1/26 (4)
7 Jun 2026West Indies v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl –
27 May 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan RoyalsBat 5 (8) · Bowl 1/40 (4)
22 May 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers BengaluruBat – · Bowl 2/33 (4)
18 May 2026Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 1/26 (4)
12 May 2026Gujarat Titans v Sunrisers HyderabadBat 0* (3) · Bowl 0/46 (4)
6 May 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab KingsBat – · Bowl 1/36 (4)
3 May 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight RidersBat 2* (6) · Bowl 0/42 (3.2)
29 Apr 2026Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 1/29 (4)
25 Apr 2026Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 2/38 (4)
21 Apr 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi CapitalsBat – · Bowl 4/32 (4)
18 Apr 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super KingsBat – · Bowl 3/29 (4)
13 Apr 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan RoyalsBat – · Bowl 2/31 (4)
11 Apr 2026Punjab Kings v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 0/46 (3)
5 Apr 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super GiantsBat – · Bowl 1/30 (4)
2 Apr 2026Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 2/14 (2)
28 Mar 2026Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Sunrisers HyderabadBat – · Bowl 0/35 (2)
1 Feb 2026Sri Lanka v EnglandBat – · Bowl 0/6 (1.2)
30 Jan 2026Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 0* (0) · Bowl 2/24 (2)
11 Jan 2026Sri Lanka v PakistanBat – · Bowl 1/27 (2)
29 Nov 2025Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 0* (1) · Bowl 1/16 (3)
27 Nov 2025Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 2/54 (4)
25 Nov 2025Sri Lanka v ZimbabweBat – · Bowl 0/33 (4)
22 Nov 2025Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 0/28 (2.3)
20 Nov 2025Sri Lanka v ZimbabweBat 1 (6) · Bowl 2/27 (4)
16 Nov 2025Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 0* (1) · Bowl 0/44 (8)

Sri Lanka's next match

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, ICC World Test Championship, 9 Nov 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The playing XI is named at the toss, so this does not mean Eshan Malinga has been selected.

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