Malinda Warnapura

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Malinda Warnapura

Personal information
Full name	Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura
Born	29 May 1979 (age 32) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Bandula Warnapura (uncle)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut	25 June 2007 v Bangladesh
Last Test	20 July 2009 v Pakistan
ODI debut	20 May 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI	29 August 2008 v India
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	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	0	–	4	1
10 wickets in match	0	–	0	n/a
Best bowling	0/40	–	6/22	5/33
Catches/stumpings	14/–	3/–	100/–	43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 December 2009

Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura (born 26 May 1979 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. 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.

References

• Cricket Archive profile
• Players and Officials - Malinda Warnapura