SL Malinga: runs, wickets and records

SL Malinga appears in 453 recorded men's matches, from 23 July 2004 to 6 March 2020, most often for Sri Lanka, Mumbai Indians and Melbourne Stars. The matches split as 22 in Test matches, 213 in One Day Internationals, 83 in Twenty20 Internationals and 135 in franchise Twenty20 leagues. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (51 matches), Pakistan (46 matches) and New Zealand (42 matches). The ground used most often is Wankhede Stadium, with 45 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 255 runs in 27 innings, an average of 14.17, a strike rate of 47.6 and a highest score of 64, with 1 fifties and 5 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 508 runs in 107 innings, an average of 6.51, a strike rate of 73.7 and a highest score of 56, with 1 fifties and 26 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 136 runs in 31 innings, an average of 6.48, a strike rate of 84.5 and a highest score of 27, with 8 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 90 runs in 23 innings, an average of 5.62, a strike rate of 90.0 and a highest score of 17, with 6 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 69 wickets in 43 innings, an average of 35.80, an economy rate of 3.91, a strike rate of 54.9 balls per wicket and best figures of 5 for 50, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 322 wickets in 208 innings, an average of 28.73, an economy rate of 5.37 and best figures of 6 for 38, including 7 five-wicket hauls.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 107 wickets in 83 innings, an average of 20.79, an economy rate of 7.42 and best figures of 5 for 6, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 187 wickets in 135 innings, an average of 19.48, an economy rate of 7.00 and best figures of 6 for 7, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 64 from 75 balls against India at Galle International Stadium on 18 July 2010 (Tests). 56 from 48 balls against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 3 November 2010 (ODIs). 42* from 58 balls against Australia at Bellerive Oval on 16 November 2007 (Tests). 27 from 19 balls against New Zealand at Eden Park on 26 December 2006 (T20Is). 26 from 54 balls against England at Edgbaston on 25 May 2006 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 7 against Perth Scorchers at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground on 12 December 2012. 6 for 38 against Kenya at R Premadasa Stadium on 1 March 2011. 5 for 6 against New Zealand at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 6 September 2019. 5 for 13 against Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla on 10 April 2011. 5 for 28 against Australia at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa on 16 August 2011.

In Test matches, the player's side won 13 and lost 7 of the 22 recorded matches (65.0% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 99 and lost 100 of the 213 recorded matches (49.7% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 41 and lost 40 of the 83 recorded matches (50.6% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 82 and lost 51 of the 135 recorded matches (61.7% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 14 won, 33 lost in 51 matches, Pakistan: 18 won, 26 lost in 46 matches, New Zealand: 19 won, 19 lost in 42 matches, England: 23 won, 15 lost in 41 matches and Australia: 18 won, 21 lost in 41 matches.

Matches by side: Sri Lanka (318), Mumbai Indians (122), Melbourne Stars (11) and Guyana Amazon Warriors (2).

The grounds used most often are Wankhede Stadium (45), R Premadasa Stadium (39), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (28), Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa (20), Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium (19) and Melbourne Cricket Ground (13).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (1), 2005 (5), 2006 (182), 2007 (88), 2008 (19), 2009 (39), 2010 (173), 2011 (69), 2012 (129), 2013 (64), 2014 (20), 2015 (41), 2017 (30), 2018 (14), 2019 (107), 2020 (8).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (3), 2005 (12), 2006 (56), 2007 (59), 2008 (11), 2009 (46), 2010 (54), 2011 (74), 2012 (88), 2013 (70), 2014 (62), 2015 (47), 2016 (4), 2017 (33), 2018 (11), 2019 (54), 2020 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2004 (3), 2005 (5), 2006 (27), 2007 (30), 2008 (7), 2009 (37), 2010 (35), 2011 (41), 2012 (59), 2013 (58), 2014 (40), 2015 (32), 2016 (1), 2017 (31), 2018 (6), 2019 (37), 2020 (4).

In Test matches, 34 fours and 6 sixes, one boundary every 13.4 balls faced; 67.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 41 fours and 19 sixes, one boundary every 11.5 balls faced; 54.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 18 recorded dismissals: caught 44%, lbw 22%, bowled 22% and run out 6%.

In One Day Internationals, 78 recorded dismissals: caught 40%, bowled 37%, lbw 8% and run out 8%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 21 recorded dismissals: caught 48%, bowled 38%, run out 10% and stumped 5%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 16 recorded dismissals: run out 38%, bowled 31% and caught 31%.

In Test matches: 2,738 dot balls (72.2% of legal deliveries), 74 maidens, 39 wides and 164 no-balls and wickets by caught 52%, bowled 28% and lbw 20%.

In One Day Internationals: 5,748 dot balls (55.6% of legal deliveries), 95 maidens, 503 wides and 72 no-balls and wickets by caught 53%, bowled 30% and lbw 14%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 713 dot balls (39.6% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 112 wides and 14 no-balls and wickets by caught 45%, bowled 40% and lbw 11%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,352 dot balls (43.3% of legal deliveries), 9 maidens, 168 wides and 19 no-balls and wickets by caught 51%, bowled 39% and lbw 7%.

Of the 18 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 30 March 2010 (Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab) and the latest 6 September 2019 (Sri Lanka v New Zealand): 1 in Test matches, 7 in One Day Internationals, 3 in Twenty20 Internationals and 7 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 11 April 2005 against New Zealand and the latest 3 August 2010 against India.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 23 July 2004 against Bangladesh and the latest 26 July 2019 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 15 June 2006 against England and the latest 6 March 2020 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 18 April 2009 against Chennai Super Kings and the latest 12 May 2019 against Chennai Super Kings.

The most runs against a single opponent are 191 against India in 26 innings (average 10.05), 180 against Australia in 27 innings (average 10.00), 167 against England in 25 innings (average 8.79) and 127 against Pakistan in 28 innings (average 6.68).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 70 against England in 46 innings, 66 against New Zealand in 42 innings, 65 against Bangladesh in 34 innings and 65 against Pakistan in 47 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are R Premadasa Stadium (73 runs in 18 innings), Melbourne Cricket Ground (69 runs in 6 innings), Bellerive Oval (58 runs in 5 innings) and Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium (44 runs in 7 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2015: 32 matches, 41 runs and 47 wickets; 2016: 1 matches and 4 wickets; 2017: 31 matches, 30 runs and 33 wickets; 2018: 6 matches, 14 runs and 11 wickets; 2019: 37 matches, 107 runs and 54 wickets; 2020: 4 matches, 8 runs and 1 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2012, with 59 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2006: 182. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2012: 88.