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Eshan Malinga
Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena (born 4 February 2001), more commonly known as Eshan Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer.
Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena (born 4 February 2001), more commonly known as Eshan Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer.
Malinga was born on 4 February 2001 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. He studied at Sivali Central College, Ratnapura.
Eshan started his cricket career from Sivali College, Ratnapura. He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2022–23 Major League Tournament on 2 September 2022. He made his List A debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2022–23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament on 5 July 2022. He made his Twenty20 debut for Ragama Cricket Club in 2022 Major Clubs T20 Tournament on 25 May 2022.
Eshan was secured by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the IPL 2025 mega auctions for ₹1.20 crore, a price four times higher than his ₹30 lakh base price. Malinga had an impressive debut IPL season, finishing with 13 wickets in seven matches.
He was retained by SRH for the 2026 season at his 2025 sold price of ₹1.2 crore.
- Eshan Malinga at ESPNcricinfo
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