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Malinga four-for blows UAE away

ESPNcricinfo staff
Dinesh Chandimal gave Sri Lanka a flying start, smacking 50 off 39, after they were asked to bat  AFP
Chandimal and Tillakaratne Dilshan added 68 inside ten overs for the first wicket  AFP
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UAE captain Amjad Javed led his team's fightback by dismissing both openers and Milinda Siriwardana in three consecutive overs  Associated Press
UAE cashed in on the quick wickets and restricted Sri Lanka to 129 for 8 in their 20 overs  AFP
Lasith Malinga's first over since November 2015 started and ended with wickets  AFP
Nuwan Kulasekara produced a double-strike of his own as UAE slumped to 16 for 4 by the fourth over of the chase  AFP
Rangana Herath maintained Sri Lanka's command with wickets in consecutive overs  AFP
Malinga then took two more scalps, this time at the death, to lead Sri Lanka to a 14-run victory  BCB
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