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Lasith Malinga Biography, Photos, Records Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:37 AM PDT Lasith Malinga Bio (Profile) Full name: Separamadu Lasith Malinga (a.k.a Separamadu Lasith Malinga Swarnajith) Date of birth (Birthday): 28 August 1983 Place of birth: Galle, Sri Lanka Day of birth: Sunday Zodiac sign: Virgo Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nickname: Malinga the Slinga, Slinga Malinga Major teams: Sri Lanka, BCCSL Academy XI, Galle Cricket Club, Kent, Mumbai Indians, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna. Playing role: Bowler Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm fast National side: Sri Lanka Test debut: 1 July 2004 v Australia ODI debut: 17 July 2004 v United Arab Emirates ODI Shirt No (S/N): 99 Note: S/N: Shirt number Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He has developed into Sri Lanka’s fastest Test bowler and a regular member of both their Test and One Day International sides. He is rated the fastest bowler in Sri Lanka. Records: He made his Test debut on the July 1–3, 2004, at Darwin’s Marrara Oval taking 6 wickets in the match (Darren Lehmann twice, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne and Michael Kasprowicz). Only bowler in cricketing history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in international cricket (vs. South Africa). Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews hold the highest run partnership for the 9th wicket in an ODI- 132 runs, against Australia in Melbourne in 2010. He is the only bowler with two World Cup hat tricks, against South Africa in the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the other against Kenya in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Lasith Malinga delivered the fastest ball in 2011 World Cup. He clocked 155.7km/h at Mumbai against New Zealand in a group stage match.

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