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Great all yorker reminded me of his best time. The bowling performance that won the match was also shown in the last over. The two have been in and out of the team many times in the last year, involved in controversy. But in the end Lasith Malinga left the field with his head held high. The last one of the best bowlers in ODI history is also dreamy.

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He had earlier announced that he would bid farewell to ODI cricket with the first match of the series against Bangladesh. Colombo's Premadasa Stadium was packed to the rafters to bid farewell to the legend. He filled everyone's mind with his extraordinary performance and gave himself a farewell gift.

Tamim Iqbal was bowled in the first over of the innings with a great yorker. The majestic government did not get any response from his other extraordinary yorker. Back in the last spell, he ended his career with another wicket. The team won by 91 runs.

Muttiah Muralitharan, another Sri Lankan legend, took India's last wicket in the last Test of his career in 2010, taking 600 Test wickets. The last ball in Malinga's ODI cricket was also memorable for the wicket.

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Malinga made his international debut in July 15 years ago. He made his Test debut on July 1, 2004 in Australia. Darwin made his ODI debut on July 18. He caught the eye at the beginning with his exceptional slinging action. With the speed, the batsmen skidded and shook the batsmen.

Gradually all the great skills were added to his bowling. Two of which were called the Deathly Hallows, the Destructive Yorker, and the Perfect Slower.

The new ball or the old one, in the middle or at the beginning of the innings, the captain would look at him for the wicket. He is hardly disappointed.

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Skillful bowling has captured all the great achievements in this process. Most notably, three ODI hat-tricks. No one else has scored more than two hat-tricks in ODI history. He took wickets in the first of those three hat-tricks with four balls in a row. There is still no precedent in the history of ODIs.

He started the last ODI of his career as the ten most successful bowlers in ODI history. Anil Kumble's 337 wickets surpassed 3 wickets in the last match. He finished his career with 337 wickets as the ninth most successful ODI bowler. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (534) and Chaminda Bhaser (400) have taken more ODI wickets than him.

How much he contributed to winning the match, it is revealed in a data. He took 215 wickets in the team's winning match at a strike rate of 24.06. His strike rate is the best in history among bowlers who have taken at least 150 wickets in a team-winning match.

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He was instrumental in helping Sri Lanka reach the finals in two consecutive World Cups in 2007 and 2011. With 56 wickets, he is the third most successful bowler in World Cup history.

Because of the action he has sometimes been nicknamed ‘Slinga Malinga’, sometimes called ‘Yorker King’ for all the great yorkers. Her hair style has always been in the spotlight. All in all he was a popular star.

He said goodbye to Test cricket a long time ago. He has never been able to play that way in Tests due to injury.

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He has played only 30 matches in his 6-year Test career, the last of which was in 2010.

He wants to say goodbye to ODI but wants to play T20. From now on, there are rumors that he will settle down in Australia. He wants to play for Sri Lanka in the 2020 Twenty20 World Cup to be held there. But it will depend a lot on if-but.

Malinga himself knows he may not be on the scene until the T20 World Cup. He also knows Sri Lanka cricket. So with this match all the arrangements for farewell were made. The gallery was full of spectators, Malinga's family was in the field. There were many current and former cricketers as well as many top state personalities of Sri Lanka.

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At the end of the match, he was given an honorary memento. He enjoyed the farewell moment on the field with his wife and family. Later he gave a long speech in Sinhala with a microphone in his hand. The audience applauded, roared and expressed their love
At one point in the speech, Champaka spoke of Ramanayake. Called him. The former Sri Lankan fast bowler was on the field that day as the acting bowling coach of Bangladesh. But to Malinga, his identity is 'Guru'.

Malinga did not play cricket till he was 18 years old. But Ramanayake, who was roaming around Sri Lanka in search of talent, did not make the same mistake as a seasoned jeweler. Seeing Malinga, he picked her up. Without changing the innate action and style, he made the table for the big stage. Malinga has thanked Ramanayake numerous times throughout his career. After the last ODI, he handed over a memento of gratitude to the guru, his jersey bound in a frame.

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He was given a ‘Guard of Honor’ by his teammates when he came on the field at the beginning of the bowling innings. Opponent Bangladesh gave the same honor when leaving the field at the end of the match.

All in all, his departure is memorable. He deserved such a farewell. He got it, got it!

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