Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura (born 26 May 1979), or Malinda Warnapura, is a former professional Sri Lankan

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er, who played in 14

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and three

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s. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He is the current coach of

St Peter's College, Colombo St. Peter's College ( Sinhala: සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල, Tamil: செயிண்ட் பீட்டர் கல்லூரி) is a Roman Catholic boys-only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Bambalapitiya ...

. He is the nephew of former Sri Lankan cricket captain

Bandula Warnapura Bandula Warnapura ( si, බන්දුල වර්ණපුර; 1 March 1953 – 18 October 2021) was a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played four Test matches and twelve One Day Internationals (ODI ...

and the cousin of cricketer Madawa Warnapura.

Domestic career

Making his first class debut in 1998/99, Warnapura did not play international cricket for

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

until 2007. He had however previously represented them in the cricket tournament at the

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. He made his highest first class score of 242 playing for Sri Lanka A against Bangladesh A in 2007.

International career

Malinda made his ODI debut on 20 May 2007 against Bangladesh, and Test debut at the same series, on 25 June 2007. Malinda scored his first Test century in his third Test, where he scored 120 runs in the first innings against West Indies. Despite his aggressive shots as an opening batsman with

Michael Vandort Michael Graydon Vandort (born 19 January 1980) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of the tallest batsmen ever to play test cricket and stands at 6 feet 5 inches. He made his ...

, and in late with

Tharanga Paranavitana Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana (born 15 April 1982) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He retired from all forms of cricket in August 2020. Domestic career He made the most runs in the 2015� ...

, he was dropped from the team after Pakistan series in 2009. Then he was never called to the team in both Tests and ODIs. Until his doors were closed to the international arena, Malinda played 14 Tests with 2 centuries and 3 ODIs. He is now acting as a television commentator for sports as well as playing domestic cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warnapura, Malinda 1979 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Basnahira South cricketers Burgher Recreation Club cricketers Colts Cricket Club cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Alumni of St. Peter's College, Colombo Basnahira cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity cricketers Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka