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Malinga's Test career ended at the age of 26
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Malinga's Test career ended at the age of 26
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"Twenty20 allows bowlers just 24 deliveries to affect a match. For Lasith Malinga, it’s more than enough"
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"He hasn’t understood one word that you have said"
"What he keeps bringing is a huge amount of experience"
"No one saw this coming – least of all England"
"Once Malinga rediscovered his inswinging yorkers, the game, watched by a meagre crowd, was up"