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However, he did not announce an immediate retirement and said he wanted to play international cricket for Sri Lanka until 2019 Cricket World Cup. Since his return, Malinga averaging 62.30 for each of his 10 wickets, and going at six an over, Due to his ineffective bowling, Malinga was omitted from the ODI squad for 2017–18 Pakistan series in the UAE.
- Right-handed
- 26 July 2019 v Bangladesh
Profile. Bleached hair, tattoos, pierced eyebrows and the flamboyance of a star, Lasith Malinga was truly Sri Lanka's pin-up boy. It helps when you have the skill set to back it up, and Malinga ...
Jul 27, 2019 · Malinga’s feat of four in four remains unmatched in ODI history. Malinga’s brilliant ODI versatility was at the forefront of Sri Lanka’s run to the final of the 2007 World Cup. It was most evident during his 4-54 against South Africa, remembered for his unmatched feat of claiming four wickets in as many deliveries.
Apr 6, 2021 · But it was in the shorter formats that destiny beckoned Malinga. He became the first - and, so far, only - bowler to claim four wickets in four balls, when he took Sri Lanka to the brink of ...
- Male
- September 28, 1983
- Sri Lanka
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What remained constant though was how Malinga came out of his hiatuses to give Sri Lanka hope, the 2019 World Cup being the final pit stop of this enduring legacy as he bamboozled Jonny Bairstow ...
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Aug 23, 2014 · Malinga soon developed into Sri Lanka’s fastest Test bowler, regularly clocking in the high 140s and low 150s. He cemented a place in both the Test and One-Day International (ODI) squads and ...
Sep 28, 2021 · Malinga took a bucketful of wickets consistently for Sri Lanka and for his clubs in white-ball cricket. He is the fourth-most prolific T20 bowler in the world (only Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir and Sunil Narine have more wickets than him), and ranks 33rd in the list of wicket-takers in List A cricket (446 wickets, 15 four-wicket hauls, 10 five wicket-hauls).
