Lasith Malinga

'I've played so many T20s around the world that I feel I can manage that period for maybe another two years.'

Flayed with the ball and overwhelmed with the bat, Sri Lanka have just two days to dust themselves down

The veteran wants to inspire the next generation of Sri Lankan bowlers before his final bow in international cricket

MCC president would face choice between Mitchell Starc and Lasith Malinga in new competition's draft

Malinga returns to take back captaincy as Sri Lanka name full-strength squad for three T20Is in Australia

Maratha Arabians role is Flower's first in franchise cricket

The four-in-four - for a second time in his career - aside, the Sri Lanka paceman also became the first to 100 T20I wickets during the game

As many as seventeen batsmen have fallen to Lasith Malinga as part of one of his hat-trick sequences in international cricket. Can you tell them apart from the rest?

Lasith Malinga's sensational spell saw records tumble

The cricket world pays tribute to Lasith Malinga after his second four-in-four in internationals

Twelve years after he left South Africa wobbling at the World Cup, not much has changed with Sri Lanka's pace-bowling sensation

That yorker, the late swing, the dip, the accuracy, that low-arm sling: the works - he's still got it

Tributes poured in from around the cricketing world as Lasith Malinga signed off from ODIs with a classic performance

As he steamed in, locks flowing and the crowd a sea of flashing camera lights, the floodlit Khettarama pulsed like it had many times before

"My captains expect me to take wickets. I tried my best all through my career. I hope all the young bowlers do this as well."

Lasith Malinga was as good as he ever was playing the final ODI of a 15-year career

As Malinga prepares for his final ODI, here are some statistical highlights of a career that spanned over 15 years and four World Cups

Bangladesh come into the series as the more settled side despite missing a few big names, but they've never won an ODI at the Premadasa Stadium

The fast bowler, however, will be available for selection in T20 internationals