Legendary Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga is celebrating his 40th birthday today. The right-arm pacer was one of the most successful bowlers of his time. Malinga achieved enormous success while playing for the Sri Lankan cricket team and the Mumbai Indians during his career.
He created many records during his time as an active cricketer. Malinga retired in 2019/20 and now works as a coach. In this listicle now, we will look at the six world records of Malinga, which no other cricketer has achieved.
1. Lasith Malinga has 5 hat-tricks in international cricket
Taking one hat-trick in international cricket is the dream of every bowler. However, Malinga achieved this feat five times. No other player has done this so far.
2. 4 wickets in 4 balls in ODIs and T20Is
Malinga’s bowling was tough to read for the batters. He achieved the dream feat of taking four wickets off four balls in ODIs (against South Africa) as well as T20Is (against New Zealand).
3. Most wickets in World Cup tournaments
Not many fans would believe that Malinga finished his career with 94 wickets in World Cup. He won the ICC T20 World Cup as captain in the year 2014.
4. Lasith Malinga has most wickets in IPL matches won
Malinga was a big match-winner for the Mumbai Indians. He picked up total 122 wickets in the matches that the Mumbai-based franchise won.
5. Only pacer with 20 wickets in 4 different IPL tournaments
Consistency was the key to Malinga’s success. He is the only fast bowler in IPL history to have finished with 20 or more wickets in four different seasons.
6. Most bowled wickets in IPL
Happy birthday 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 💙🐐
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) August 28, 2023
– Only bowler with 5 Hat-tricks in Intl
– Only bowler to pick 4 wickets in 4 balls in both ODI/T20Is
– 1st to Pick 100 wickets in all formats
– Most Wickets in WC Tournaments (94)
– Most Wickets in IPL Won matches (122)
– 1st… pic.twitter.com/4tgcunIWbI
Malinga had the habit of rattling the opposition batter’s stumps. During his legendary IPL career, Malinga dismissed batters 63 times bowled out, which seems an unbreakable record.
