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I learnt a lot from watching Waqar and Wasim - Malinga

Sri Lanka fast bowler, Lasith Malinga has said that he learnt to bowl his deadly yorkers by watching Pakistan's legendary pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis

01-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Malinga's yorkers dismantle Kenya

Lasith Malinga announced his return to full fitness by storming his way to an unprecedented second World Cup hat-trick that shut out Kenya

01-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

'Malinga is fit' - Bayliss

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler is available for selection for their World Cup, Group A game against Kenya on Tuesday, according to the team's coach Trevor Bayliss

28-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Ganguly, Dravid shown the door, Kohli stays on

Virat Kohli is the surprise retention for his team for the next three seasons, while Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir have been released by their respective franchises

08-Dec-2010•Nitin Sundar

'Don't risk Malinga in Tests before World Cup' - Jayawardene

Fast bowler Lasith Malinga has become such a precious commodity that Sri Lanka are considering not risking him in any of the upcoming three Tests against West Indies

13-Nov-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga left out of Test squad

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been left out of the squad for the first Test against West Indies which begins in Galle on November 15

10-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sangakkara savours stunning comeback

Kumar Sangakkara is not a man to indulge in hyperbole, but even he rated Sri Lanka's miraculous comeback win at the MCG as one of the two best victories in his 277-game career

03-Nov-2010•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Mathews and Malinga script stunning victory

Thisara Perera's five-wicket haul ensured Australia's total wasn't too imposing but Michael Hussey at least gave the hosts a competitive score, and eased a small amount of the pressure on him in the lead-up to the Ashes

03-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Malinga savours joining 100-wicket club

Lasith Malinga has said that he is honoured to join Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas as the only three Sri Lankan bowlers to take 100 Test wickets

05-Aug-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the P Sara Oval

Persevering India edge ahead

Fortunes ebbed and flowed on the third day with India sneaking ahead by the close. The hosts undermined a blistering knock by Virender Sehwag with early wickets before Suresh Raina and VVS Laxman launched an Indian recovery

05-Aug-2010•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Talya

Sangakkara backs returning Malinga to deliver

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was pleased with the return of his strike bowler Lasith Malinga who will be central to his plans of ending the Test series against India on a winning note

02-Aug-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga to miss second Test against India

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan fast bowler, has been rested from the second Test against India beginning in Colombo on July 26

24-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'We couldn't have scripted it better' - Sangakkara

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said his team couldn't have scripted it better after they beat India by ten wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the first Test

22-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Bayliss thrilled by Malinga show

Trevor Bayliss, Sri Lanka's coach, has said the return of fast bowler Lasith Malinga to Test cricket after 30 months has been a big bonus to the team

21-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Malinga, Murali leave Sri Lanka sniffing win

Muttiah Muralitharan collected his 67th five-for to help Sri Lanka enforce the follow-on before Lasith Malinga knocked the fight out of India by removing both Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid near the end of the day

21-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Malinga returns to Test squad

Sri Lanka have not included spinner Ajantha Mendis in the squad for the three-Test series against India which begins in Galle on July 18

09-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Floodlights a handicap for chasing side - Malinga

Sri Lanka's hero of the day, Lasith Malinga, said team batting under natural light had a definite advantage

16-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Malinga helps super Sri Lanka survive Afridi

Sri Lanka survived Shahid Afridi's finest innings and Shoaib Akhtar on comeback through some desperate fielding and lovely bowling from Lasith Malinga

15-Jun-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Seamers set up comprehensive win for Sri Lanka

Nuwan Kulasekara found the perfect lines and lengths for the slow and low track that the USA has dished out, and ripped the heart out of New Zealand's batting

23-May-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka pay for small mistakes

Sri Lanka have been left knowing only a victory against Zimbabwe will keep them in the tournament

30-Apr-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Guyana

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