Zaman Khan: “I’ve followed and watched Sri Lankan legend Lastith Malinga because my action is similar to his, and I have learned a lot by observing him”
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Zaman Khan, the Pakistan fast bowling prospect, said he gained a lot of inspiration from watching legendary Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga.
Shane Watson: “Facing Boom Boom a lot throughout my career, you never felt like you would get a free ball to hit at all”
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Former Australia cricketer Shane Watson has said that it was a nightmare to face legendary Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shahid Afridi since he gave away no freebies.
Shane Watson: “From a bowling perspective, he is the perfect T20 bowler. He is a wicket-taker but also he doesn’t go for many runs and that is a bowler you want in your team”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has lavished praise on Shahid Afridi, saying the well-known spinner “is the perfect T20 bowler”.
Brad Hogg: “Off the top of my head. Bumrah, Malinga, Starc, Rauf, Jordan”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes that Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf is among the bowlers who can bowl the best yorkers in international cricket right now.
Lasith Malinga had a day to remember as he took a hat-trick, claimed four wickets in four ball, completed a five-wicket haul, snapped up his 100th wicket in Twenty20 Internationals and finished with his career-best figures in the format
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Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga took career-best figures of 5-6, including an incredible four wickets in four balls, to lead his side to a 37-run win over New Zealand in Pallekele.
Kusal Perera celebrates after scoring his fifth ODI century
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Kusal Perera struck a superb 111 and pace bowler Lasith Malinga took three wickets to end his ODI career in style in Sri Lanka’s 91-run win over Bangladesh in Colombo.
Lasith Malinga finished with figures of 4-43 off his 10 overs
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Lasith Malinga took four wickets and batsman Angelo Mathews struck an unbeaten 85 as Sri Lanka stunned England by 20 runs in their World Cup clash at Headingley.
Nuwan Pradeep finished with figures of 4-31 off nine overs
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep took a four-wicket haul as his side beat Afghanistan by 34 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in Cardiff.
Lasith Malinga will retire from international cricket after the 2020 World T20
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Sri Lanka limited overs captain Lasith Malinga has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the 2020 World Twenty20 in Australia.
Eoin Morgan scored his 40th ODI fifty
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England captain Eoin Morgan led by example as he scored a superb 92 to not only lead his side to a 31-run win over Sri Lanka via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the second ODI in Dambulla, but also hand them a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
