# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/malinda-warnapura
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:18:02.619Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/malinda-warnapura"
name: "Malinda Warnapura"
slug: "malinda-warnapura"
description: "Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura, or Malinda Warnapura, is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played in 14 Test matches and three One Day Internationals. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He is the current coach of Johnsonville Cricket Club in the Wellington Premiership. He is the nephew of former Sri Lankan cricket captain Bandula Warnapura and the cousin of cricketer Madawa Warnapura."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1979-05-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump