Malinda Pushpakumara
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| Full name | Pawuluge Malinda Pushpakumara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 March 1987 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 141) | 3 August 2017 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 - 2010 | Saracens Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 - 2017 | Moors Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 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] 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]
International career
In February 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh, although he did not play.[3]
In July 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against India.[4] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against India on 3 August 2017.[5] 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.
References
- ↑ "Malinda Pushpakumara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Records: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2016/17: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ "Herath to lead Sri Lanka, Pushpakumara called up for Bangladesh Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Dhananjaya, Pradeep return to Sri Lanka's Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 3-7". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2017.