Happy Birthday Lasith Malinga: Here are best Five ODI Spells by Sri Lankan Speedster

By  Rajan Nath August 28th 2019 05:33 PM

Happy Birthday Lasith Malinga: As Sri Lankan Speedster turns 36, here are the best five ODI Spells bowled by him. Malinga was one of Sri Lanka's third-highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket with 335 wickets in 219 innings so far. Prior to him, only Muttiah Muralitharan (523) and Chaminda Vaas (399) is the highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka Malinga had been a match-winner for Sri Lanka among the ODI cricket. 

Happy Birthday Lasith Malinga: Here are best Five ODI Spells by Sri Lankan Speedster

4-54 vs South Africa, March 28, 2007

The spell which resulted in the winning of Sri Lankans in which the Proteas were demolished by the Lankans. The Right-Arm speedster made his graph so impactful that the Proteas collapsed in front of him. 

5-44 vs England, October 13, 2018

Although England was declared as the winners of the match through the D/L method, after the rains. The number says it all. Lasith Malinga's five-wicket haul in ODI match giving just 44 runs against English players is one of the best among the career.

5-34 vs Pakistan, June 15, 2010

It was the first match of the Asia Cup 2010, in which Sri Lanka erupted as the winner in a low-scoring match. The Yorker man, with the 5-wicket haul, left no space for Green Army as they were thrashed by the Lankans. 

5-28 vs Australia, August 16, 2011

A five-wicket haul against Kangaroos was still acceptable, but just 28 runs, will be more painful for them. It was the third ODI among 5-match ODI series, in which Australia was leading by 2-0. Lasith Malinga's 5-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka to be alive in the series.

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6-38 vs. Kenya, March 1, 2011

It can be Lasith Malinga’s best-ever figures in ODI cricket against a weak Kenya team in the 2011 World Cup, but yorker after yorker, was showing his potential, that what can this man do to the opposition.

-PTC News

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