Malinda Warnapura

Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura (born 26 May 1979), or Malinda Warnapura, is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played in 14 Test matches and three One Day Internationals. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He is the current coach of Johnsonville Cricket Club in the Wellington Premiership. He is the nephew of former Sri Lankan cricket captain Bandula Warnapura and the cousin of cricketer Madawa Warnapura.

Malinda Warnapura

Personal information
Full name	Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura
Born	(1979-05-26) 26 May 1979 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Mali
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Bandula Warnapura (uncle) Madawa Warnapura (cousin)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2007–2009)
Test debut (cap 106)	25 June 2007 v Bangladesh
Last Test	20 July 2009 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 132)	20 May 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI	29 August 2008 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Basnahira South
	Burgher Recreation Club
	Colombo Cricket Club
	Colts Cricket Club
	Khelaghar SKS
	Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 14 3 149 111 Runs scored 821 35 7,183 2,316 Batting average 35.69 11.66 35.55 28.59 100s/50s 2/7 0/0 16/36 3/8 Top score 120 30 242 104* Balls bowled 54 – 6,918 2,234 Wickets 0 – 118 69 Bowling average – – 27.72 23.15 5 wickets in innings – – 4 1 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 6/22 5/33 Catches/stumpings 14/– 3/– 100/– 43/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2015

Domestic career

Making his first class debut in 1998/99, Warnapura did not play international cricket for Sri Lanka until 2007. He had however previously represented them in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He made his highest first class score of 242 playing for Sri Lanka A against Bangladesh A in 2007.

International career

Malinda made his ODI debut on 20 May 2007 against Bangladesh, and Test debut at the same series, on 25 June 2007. Malinda scored his first Test century in his third Test, where he scored 120 runs in the first innings against West Indies. Despite his aggressive shots as an opening batsman with Michael Vandort, and in late with Tharanga Paranavitana, he was dropped from the team after Pakistan series in 2009. Then he was never called to the team in both Tests and ODIs. Until his doors were closed to the international arena, Malinda played 14 Tests with 2 centuries and 3 ODIs. He is now acting as a television commentator for sports as well as playing domestic cricket.

External links

• Malinda Warnapura at ESPNcricinfo