Malinda Pushpakumara
{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Malinda Pushpakumara
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Pawuluge Malinda Pushpakumara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka
| height = 5 ft 7 in
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2017–2018
| testdebutdate = 3 August
| testdebutyear = 2017
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 141
| lasttestdate = 23 November
| lasttestyear = 2018
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 31 August
| odidebutyear = 2017
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 184
| lastodidate = 3 September
| lastodiyear = 2017
| lastodiagainst = India
| club1 = Moors Sports Club
| year1 = 2008–2010
| club2 = Saracens Sports Club
| year2 = 2012–2015
| club3 = Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
| year3 = 2015–present
| club4 = Dambulla Viiking
| year4 = 2020
| club5 = Chattogram Challengers
| year5 = 2022
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 102
| bat avg1 = 17.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 42*
| deliveries1 = 860
| wickets1 = 14
| bowl avg1 = 37.14
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/28
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 2
| runs2 = 11
| bat avg2 = 5.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 8
| deliveries2 = 114
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 105.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/40
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 150
| runs3 = 2,289
| bat avg3 = 13.78
| 100s/50s3 = 0/4
| top score3 = 80*
| deliveries3 = 33,201
| wickets3 = 863
| bowl avg3 = 20.09
| fivefor3 = 72
| tenfor3 = 24
| best bowling3 = 10/37
| catches/stumpings3 = 140/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 104
| runs4 = 440
| bat avg4 = 10.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 29
| deliveries4 = 4,927
| wickets4 = 175
| bowl avg4 = 18.71
| fivefor4 = 5
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/24
| catches/stumpings4 = 36/–
| date = 28 December 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/50205.html Cricinfo
}}
Pawuluge Malinda Pushpakumara, commonly as Malinda Pushpakumara (born 24 March 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who played Test and ODIs. He plays for Colombo Cricket Club in first-class cricket.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/50205.html |title=Malinda Pushpakumara |access-date=28 January 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In January 2019, he took all ten wickets in an innings in a first-class cricket match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25696950/malinda-pushpakumara-bags-all-10-wickets-innings |title=Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 January 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=11612;type=tournament |title=Records: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2016/17: Most wickets |access-date=16 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In November 2017, he was named the best bowler in domestic cricket for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21250141/asela-gunaratne-wins-big-slc-annual-awards |title=Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards |access-date=1 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12184;type=tournament |title=Records: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2017/18: Most wickets |access-date=18 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |title=Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament |publisher=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |title=All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament |publisher=Daily Sports |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }} The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |access-date=27 April 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker for the tournament, with fifteen dismissals in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12332;type=tournament |title=2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 June 2018}}
In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 SLC T20 League.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |access-date=16 August 2018}}
In January 2019, during the round six match between Colombo Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, Pushpakumara took all ten wickets in the second innings of the match. It was the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/969075 |title=Malinda Pushpakumara takes ten wickets in an innings |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 January 2019}} In the same match, he also took his 700th first-class wicket and became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/pushpakumara-takes-all-ten-wickets-in-a-first-class-innings/ |title=Pushpakumara takes all ten wickets in a first-class innings |work=BDcrictime |access-date=6 January 2019}} He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with 63 dismissals in nine matches, which included seven five-wicket hauls.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12742;type=tournament |title=Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 February 2019}}
In March 2019, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/squads-fixtures-announced-for-slc-provincial-50-overs-tournament-2019/ |title=Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament |work=The Papare |access-date=19 March 2019}} In January 2020, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, with eighteen dismissals in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13550;type=tournament |title=SLC Twenty-20 Tournament, 2019/20: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 January 2020}} In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Viiking for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30148161/lanka-premier-league-2020-chris-gayle-andre-russell-shahid-afridi-big-names-taken-lpl-draft |title=Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 October 2020}}
In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}
International career
In February 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh, although he did not play.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2016-17/content/story/1084598.html |title=Herath to lead Sri Lanka, Pushpakumara called up for Bangladesh Tests |access-date=27 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In July 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1112295.html |title=Dhananjaya, Pradeep return to Sri Lanka's Test squad |access-date=23 July 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against India on 3 August 2017.{{cite web |title=2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 3-7 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17891/scorecard/1109603/Sri-Lanka-vs-India-2nd-Test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 August 2017}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2017/content/story/1116681.html |title=Thisara, Siriwardana return to ODI squad |access-date=15 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17891/game/1109608/Sri-Lanka-vs-India-4th-ODI-India-in-Sri-Lanka-ODI-Series |title=4th ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 31 2017 |access-date=31 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692671 |title=Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23570424/sri-lankan-players-receive-pay-hike |title=Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2018}}
References
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