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Lasith Malinga: An ODI legend walks into the sunset
Lasith Malinga, playing his final ODI for Sri Lanka on Friday, took three wickets and was the star of the show as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs. Malinga crossed Anil Kumble to be the 9th highest wicket-taker of all time.
Updated: July 27, 2019 10:29 IST
1 / 5Lasith Malinga is given a guard of honour by his Sri Lanka teammates as he walks out to bowl in an ODI for the last time (Source: AP/PTI) (Source: Photo by Reuters)
2 / 5Lasith Malinga bats in an ODI for the last time. He remained unbeaten on 6 runs in his final innings. (Source: AP) (Source: Photo by Reuters)
3 / 5Tamim Iqbal, Malinga's first victim of the day, looks at him as he wheels away in celebration (Source: AP) (Source: Photo by Reuters)
4 / 5Lasith Malinga later also bowled Soumya Sarkar out, equalling Anil Kumble on the all-time wicket-takers' list. (Source: AP) (Source: Photo by Reuters)
5 / 5Malinga took the last wicket of the day, in what was a fitting finale to the farewell match. (Source: AP) (Source: Photo by Reuters)
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