Lasith Malinga
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Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan fast bowler renowned for his distinctive sling-arm action, toe-crushing yorkers, and record-breaking feats in limited-overs cricket.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga canonical | 6 |
| Lasith | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga took two five-wicket hauls in the tournament | 1 |
| Separamadu Lasith Malinga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4573869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasith Malinga Context triple: [Sri Lanka national cricket team, notablePlayer, Lasith Malinga]
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A.
Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler renowned as one of the country’s greatest seamers and a leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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B.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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C.
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the game's most elegant and prolific batsmen and a highly successful captain in international cricket.
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D.
Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan is a legendary Sri Lankan spin bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history and the leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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E.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasith Malinga Target entity description: Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan fast bowler renowned for his distinctive sling-arm action, toe-crushing yorkers, and record-breaking feats in limited-overs cricket.
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A.
Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler renowned as one of the country’s greatest seamers and a leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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B.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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C.
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the game's most elegant and prolific batsmen and a highly successful captain in international cricket.
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D.
Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan is a legendary Sri Lankan spin bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history and the leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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E.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
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fast bowler ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievement |
four wickets in four balls in international cricket
ⓘ
multiple ODI hat-tricks ⓘ multiple T20I hat-tricks ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed bat ⓘ |
| bowlingRole | death overs specialist ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle |
right-arm fast
ⓘ
right-arm fast-medium ⓘ |
| captained |
Sri Lanka Twenty20 International team
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka national cricket team
|
| continentRepresented | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| familyName | Malinga ⓘ |
| famousIn |
T20 franchise leagues
ⓘ
limited-overs cricket ⓘ |
| formatSpecialization |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
linked to:
One Day International
Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| fullName |
Separamadu Lasith Malinga
ⓘ
linked to:
Lasith Malinga
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lasith
ⓘ
linked to:
Lasith Malinga
|
| hasHairStyle | curly dyed hair ⓘ |
| hasNickName | Slinga Malinga ⓘ |
| hasPosition | lower-order batter ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
slower-ball yorker
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variation in pace ⓘ yorker accuracy ⓘ |
| isFastBowler | true ⓘ |
| isRightArmBowler | true ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 99 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
death-overs bowling
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hat-tricks in international cricket ⓘ sling-arm bowling action ⓘ toe-crushing yorkers ⓘ |
| leagueParticipation | Indian Premier League ⓘ |
| nationality |
Sri Lankan
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linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| playedFor |
Mumbai Indians
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Premier League franchises ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Premier League (historical)
|
| playsFor | Sri Lanka national cricket team ⓘ |
| retiredFrom |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| role | bowler ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
low sling release point
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round-arm action ⓘ |
| teamType | international cricketer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lasith Malinga Description of subject: Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan fast bowler renowned for his distinctive sling-arm action, toe-crushing yorkers, and record-breaking feats in limited-overs cricket.
Referenced by (9)
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