Lasith Malinga Snaps Four Wickets in Four Balls in 3rd T20I against New Zealand; Netizens Praise His 'Double Hat-Trick' Feat (Watch Video)

Lasith Malinga is called a lethal bowler for a reason. On numerous occasions, the Sri Lankan pacer has proven his prowess. Whether it is for the Mumbai Indians, or for Sri Lankan team, the pacer has broken the backbone of most of the teams with his sharp knuckleballs and spot on bowling. Now, on the occasion of the third T20I against New Zealand at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium pacer was blazing guns and proved to be lethal once again, Malinga snapped four wickets in four consecutive balls. Needless to say that the netizens could not stop praising his double hat-trick against the Black Caps. Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2019, 3rd T20I: Lasith Malinga First T20 Bowler to Claim 100 Wickets.

Talking about the match, after winning the toss, Sri Lanka elected to bat first and they scored 125 runs. Danushka Gunathilaka scored the highest runs for the side as he made 30 runs from 25 balls. Michael Santner and Todd Astle snapped three wickets each and Scott Kuggeleijn got one wicket. In reply, the Kiwis got bundled out on 88 runs. Malinga snapped five wickets in the match and bowled at a stunning economy of 1.50.

Malinga snapped four wickets in four balls consecutively. The video of the wickets went viral on social media. Check it out below:

Mumbai Indians

Yet another one

Lasith Malinga

Malinga rocks

Vintage

Last one

Needless to say that he was made the Player of the Match for the performance and Sri Lanka won the game by 37 runs. Despite this, the Kiwis walk away with the series and now stands on 2-1.

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