Father: Gamini Dharmasena
Eshan Malinga is a promising right-arm fast-medium bowler from Sri Lanka who made an immediate impact in the IPL after being signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.2 crore ahead of the 2025 season. The 25-year-old from Ratnapura has been a consistent performer in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, representing Bloomfield Cricket Club and Ragama Cricket Club, while also featuring for various franchises in the Lanka Premier League. His international career is still in its early stages, having represented Sri Lanka A and the Emerging Team, but his IPL performances have already turned heads. In his debut season for SRH, Malinga picked up 13 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 8.92, with a standout performance of 3 for 31 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Known for his pace and ability to bowl effective yorkers at the death, the left-handed batter and right-arm quick has emerged as one of Sri Lanka’s most exciting young fast-bowling prospects.
| Bowling | ||||||||||||||
| Tournament | Teams | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| IPL | SRH | 19 | 19 | 414 | 646 | 29 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 22.27 | 9.36 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SA20 | PR | 3 | 3 | 72 | 106 | 4 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 26.50 | 8.83 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPL | JK | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | 14.18 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | ||||||||||||||
| Tournament | Teams | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| IPL | SRH | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | - | 9 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| SA20 | PR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 4 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LPL | JK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 17 | 88.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who is known for his pace and ability to bowl effective yorkers, particularly in the death overs.
He represents the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who signed him for INR 1.2 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 season.
In seven matches for SRH in 2025, he picked up 13 wickets at an economy rate of 8.92, with best figures of 3 for 31 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
He has played for Bloomfield Cricket Club and Ragama Cricket Club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, and has featured for multiple franchises in the Lanka Premier League.
He has represented Sri Lanka A and the Sri Lanka Emerging Team, and is yet to make his senior international debut.
He was born on February 4, 2001, in Ratnapura, making him 25 years old.
His best IPL performance came against Kolkata Knight Riders, where he picked up 3 for 31 to help bowl the opposition out for 168 after SRH had posted a massive total.
His ability to generate pace, bowl effective yorkers, and take wickets consistently at the domestic level, coupled with his impressive IPL debut, mark him as a talent to watch in Sri Lankan cricket.
He bats left-handed and is primarily a bowler who contributes with the ball.
