Stats: Lasith Malinga against Indian batsmen in ODIs

Malinga’s yorkers have never looked to trouble the Indian batsmen

Lasith Malinga’s career stats read as: 143 matches, 224 wickets, average 26.37, econ 5.07, S/R 31.1, five 5-wicket hauls along with a best of 6/38.

But when it comes to Malinga against India, his stats become: 29 matches, 34 wickets, average 42.47, econ 6.02, S/R 42.2 along with a best of 3/64.

A comparison of the above stats tell us Malinga’s sad story. And when looking how the Indian top-order batsmen have featured against the Sri Lankan pacer, it affirms the story. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have been in their brutal best against him, scoring plenty of runs at an astonishing rate.

Batsman	Runs	Balls	S/R	Dots	Fours	Sixes	Dismissals
Sachin Tendulkar	147	170	86.47	99	18	0	4
Virat Kohli	174	152	111.76	67	23	1	1
MS Dhoni	153	130	117.69	57	15	1	3
Suresh Raina	94	78	120.51	23	7	2	3