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Sri Lanka's Malinga to retire after Twenty20 World Cup
Published : Mar 23, 2019, 1:48 pm IST
Updated : Mar 23, 2019, 2:02 pm IST
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Lasith Malinga
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Sri Lankan limited overs captain Lasith Malinga will retire from international cricket after next year's Twenty20 World Cup

Centurion, Mar 23: Sri Lankan limited overs captain Lasith Malinga will retire from international cricket after next year's Twenty20 World Cup, he has revealed. Malinga said that he would quit one-day internationals after the World Cup in England and Wales this summer before calling time on his career following the Twenty20 tournament, being played in Australia over October-November 2020.

Sri Lanka's Malinga to retire after Twenty20 World CupSri Lanka's Malinga to retire after Twenty20 World Cup

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"After the World Cup, my cricketing career is ending," the 35-year-old said on Friday after his his side were beaten by 16 runs by South Africa in the second Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park. "I want to play in the T20 World Cup and then end my career." Malinga dismissed  South African top-scorer Reeza Hendricks for 65 on Friday, his 97th T20 international wicket. He is one short of the world record of 98 held by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.

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