As Lasith Malinga retires from international cricket after the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, all eye were on the Sri Lankan pacer who is playing his last game. Malinga who received a guard of honour at the start of the match by the Lankan players also did not disappoint his fans and gave them a pleasant memory which they will cherish for a long long time. After Sri Lanka piled up 314 runs on the board at the Premadasa Stadium, it was the time for the bowlers to step up and perform for the team. Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Score 1st ODI Match.

Malinga being the senior of the side started off plucking wickets as he bowled an amazing yorker to dismiss Tamim Iqbal. It was in the fifth ball of the first over when Tamim was handling the batting duties. The Yorker came very late on to the stumps and went past Iqbal’s bat crashing the leg stump. The Bangladesh stand-in skipper could not survive and had to be sent packing on a duck. The video of the Yorker went viral and social media and was further shared by many fans.

The official account of the Mumbai Indians also shared a tweet hailing the speedster.

Malinga also snapped another wicket and Soumya Sarkar who was sent packing on the score of 15 runs. As of now, team Bangladesh is on the score of 41 with the loss of four wickets. Nuwaan Pradeep got one wicket and Lahiru Kumara snapped another wicket.

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