Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Eshan Malinga
🏏 Batting: left hand | 🎯 Bowling: right arm fast
A Sri Lankan pace prodigy known for his lethal yorkers and ability to bowl at 140+ kmph consistently.
Eshan Malinga is the latest Sri Lankan pace sensation to light up the IPL 2026 season with Sunrisers Hyderabad. Despite not being related to the legendary Lasith Malinga, Eshan shares a similarly lethal ability to bowl pin-point yorkers at high speeds. Standing out as a tall, skiddy fast-medium bowler, he was acquired by SRH for ₹1.20 Cr to bolster their death-bowling options. In the 2026 season, he has quickly become a T20 specialist to watch, having already claimed 18 career IPL wickets in just 12 games. His ability to deliver under pressure against top-tier finishers has made him a fan favorite and a tactical certainty in the SRH starting XI.
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Leading Wicket-taker for Colombo Strikers (LPL 2024)
SRH Breakthrough Player of the Month (April 2026)
