Eshan Malinga

Sunrisers Hyderabad · Bowler

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Eshan Malinga's IPL 2026 chase economy falls under pressure — 7.9 RPO when 11+ required versus 11.6 when under 8.

CricketStudio aggregation of IPL 2026 ball-by-ball over 73 run-chases. Economy = runs charged to the bowler (excl. byes/leg-byes) per legal delivery, bucketed by the required rate faced before each delivery. Monotone falling gradient across low/mid/high pressure; floors ≥18 balls per bucket, ≥90 chase balls.

MetricPressure-inverse chase economy · IPL 2026
Value7.91 RPO @ req≥11
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026
IPL career33741.2005
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 2026151521238.874/300
IPL career22223421.28.890
T20Is
ODIs
Tests
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-13 07:16:05 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-13 07:16:05 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Eshan Malinga took 13 wickets in 7 pre-2026 IPL matches (2025–2025), economy 8.93.

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
20257138.9318.3112.3
Career7138.9318.3112.3
Window: IPL 20252025 (pre-2026), 7 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show .
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Claims by pillar

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Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Angkrish Raghuvanshi1525166.750
Cooper Connolly1526173.360
Rajat Patidar1430214.340
Ravindra Jadeja1420142.930
Vaibhav Suryavanshi1325192.350
Rishabh Pant1213108.340
Dhruv Jurel1221175.040
Sai Sudharsan1122200.020
Prabhsimran Singh916177.840
Shivam Dube916177.820
Yashasvi Jaiswal915166.720
Washington Sundar920222.210

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#10 · tail15862.55.001
#11 · tail22922.20

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught1100%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

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Frequently asked

Who is Eshan Malinga?
Eshan Malinga is an Indian cricketer playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 as a bowler.
Which IPL 2026 team does Eshan play for?
Eshan Malinga plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026.
How many IPL 2026 matches has Eshan appeared in?
Eshan Malinga appeared in 15 IPL 2026 matches (15-fixture sample) for Sunrisers Hyderabad, most recently on 2026-05-27.
What was Eshan's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Eshan Malinga's IPL 2026 chase economy falls under pressure — 7.9 RPO when 11+ required versus 11.6 when under 8.
How many wickets has Eshan taken in IPL 2026?
Eshan Malinga's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: RR — 5 wickets in 3 matches (econ 9.08).
What is Eshan's death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026?
Eshan Malinga concedes 10.29 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (98-ball sample, #33 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
How does Eshan bowl under pressure in run-chases?
Eshan Malinga's IPL 2026 chase economy falls under pressure — 7.9 RPO when 11+ required versus 11.6 when under 8.
What is Eshan's standout performance in IPL 2026?
Eshan Malinga won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs CSK on 2026-04-18.
How regular is Eshan in the Sunrisers Hyderabad lineup?
Eshan Malinga ranks #9 of 22 CricketStudio-tracked Sunrisers Hyderabad squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (15 matches).
What is Eshan's nationality?
Eshan Malinga is Indian.
Where can I find Eshan's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Eshan Malinga are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/eshan-malinga — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
When was Eshan born?
Eshan Malinga was born on 4 February 2001.

About

RoleBowler
TeamSunrisers Hyderabad
NationalityIndian

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