Malinga propels Sri Lanka to victory over B’desh in final ODI

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In this June 13, 2012 file photo, Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga celebrates the wicket of Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez (unseen), during the third one day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs

COLUMBO, July 27, (RTRS): Fast bowler Lasith Malinga said goodbye to one-day cricket in style as his devastating opening spell helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs.

Malinga, known for his blond-tinted hair and the distinctive slingshot action, received a guard of honour from his teammates at the start of the second innings at a packed R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The 35-year-old did not disappoint his fans as he produced an in-swinging yorker to remove Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal with just his fifth ball of the innings.

Nuwan Pradeep trapped Mohammad Mithun leg-before before another trademark yorker from Malinga ripped through the defence of Soumya Sarka, leaving Bangladesh’s middle order exposed at 30-3 while chasing a mammoth target of 315.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman scored combative fifties but Pradeep and off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva picked wickets at regular intervals wrestle back the momentum in Sri Lanka’s favour.

In his final over, Malinga dismissed tail-ender Mustafizur Rahman with a slower ball as Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 223 and took 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

“I think it’s the correct time to retire,” said Malinga, who finished as the pick of the bowlers with 3-38.

“I’ve played last 15 years for Sri Lanka. I feel it’s the right time to move (on) because we have to look forward to 2023 (World Cup).

“The captain expected me to take a wicket throughout my career… I tried my best that’s why I succeeded. You have to be yourself.” Malinga finished with 338 wickets from 226 ODIs for Sri Lanka, the third highest for the island country behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas.

The paceman quit Test cricket in 2010 and had previously said he would retire from international cricket following next year’s World Twenty20 in Australia.

While the pace has dropped over the years, the former captain was still Sri Lanka’s most successful bowler at the recent World Cup in England with 13 wickets from seven outings. He is third in the list of most successful bowlers in the history of the World Cup with 56 scalps.

He has also taken three ODI hat tricks and is the only player to have achieved the milestone twice during a World Cup.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Scoreboard

COLOMBO, July 27, (OPTA): Scoreboard at close of play of 1st ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Friday.

SRI LANKA

A. Fernando c Sarkar b Islam……………… 7

D. Karunaratne c Rahman b Hasan………. 36

K. Perera c Rahman b Sarkar……………. 111

K. Mendis c Rahim b Hossain……………. 43

A. Mathews c S. Rahman b M. Rahman….. 48

L Thirimanne c Sarkar b M. Rahman………. 25

T. Perera c Sarkar b Islam…………………. 2

D. de Silva c S. Rahman b Islam…………. 18

L. Malinga not out 6

Extras: (1lb, 1nb, 16w)…………………… 18

Total: (8 wkts, 50 overs) ………………… 314

Fall of Wickets: 1-10 (Fernando), 2-107 (Karunaratne), 3-207 (Perera), 4-212 (Mendis), 5-272 (Thirimanne), 6-276 (Perera), 7-302 (Mathews), 8-309 (De Silva)

Did not bat: Fernando, Kumara

Bowling: S. Islam 9-0-62-3, M. Hasan 9-0-56-1, R. Hossain 9-0-54-1, M. Hossain 7-0-45-0, M. Rahman 10-0-75-2, Sarkar 5-0-17-1, Mahmudullah 1-0-4-0

BANGLADESH

T. Iqbal b Malinga…………………………. 0

S. Sarkar b Malinga……………………… 15

M. Mithun lbw Pradeep…………………… 10

M. Rahim c Mendis b Pradeep……………. 67

Mahmudullah c (sub) b Kumara……………. 3

S. Rahman c Fernando b De Silva……….. 60

M. Hossain run out Mendis………………. 12

M. Hasan c Mendis b De Silva……………. 2

S. Islam b Pradeep……………………….. 2

R. Hossain not out……………………….. 6

M. Rahman c Perera b Malinga…………… 18

Extras: (4lb, 24w) ……………………….. 28

Total: (all out, 41.4 overs) ………………. 223

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Iqbal), 2-30 (Ali), 3-30 (Sarkar), 4-39 (Mahmudullah), 5-150 (S. Rahman), 6-182 (Saikat), 7-187 (Miraz), 8-199 (Rahim), 9-200 (Islam), 10-223 (M. Rahman)

Bowling: Malinga 9.4-2-38-3, Pradeep 9-1-51-3, T. Perera 6-0-36-0, Kumara 7-0-45-1, D. de Silva 10-0-49-2

Match result: Sri Lanka win by 91 runs

Umpires: Nitin Menon, Raja Wimalasiri

TV Umpire: Marais Erasmus

Match Referee: Brian Broad

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