I am happy that Mumbai Indians won the tournament, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 – Cricket News Update
Lasith Malinga, the explosive Sri Lankan pacer, is delighted to have steered Mumbai Indians to clinch the Champions League T20 title with his fabulous bowling. The MI defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final game of the 20-over event on Sunday,
October 9, 2011, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Malinga contributed 2 wickets in the triumph, bagging ‘Man of the Series’ and ‘Golden Wicket’ awards for being the highest wicket taker of the tournament.
Talking to the media during the post-match presentation ceremony, the speedster said, “I am happy that our team won. I am in the Mumbai Indians team as a bowler, but I managed to score a few runs also. We targeted about 140 today, and we managed to take
wickets at regular intervals. Like I said, I am very happy that Mumbai Indians won the tournament."
In last night’s thriller, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737.
The winning side’s stand-in skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, applauded his guys for their outstanding performances throughout the tournament. He also revealed that they had won with absolute self-belief.
“At the start of the tournament, we were not the favourites, but we played with a lot of self-belief. We knew that if we could get Gayle, Dilshan and Virat Kohli, early, we could win the game. We gave it our best shot tonight and won,” stated the skipper.
Along with leading the bowling attack of his team, Malinga also contributed with the bat, scoring some match-winning runs in the group stage games. The Yorker master has sacrificed his Test career for the sake of T20 cricket where he gets cash, honours and
successes at the same time. However, the 28-year-old has represented his national team in 30 Tests, 94 ODIs and 30 T20Is so far.
The right-arm pacer’s next target is to make inroads into English County cricket, and prove his guts along with earning good money. Analysts suggest that Malinga’s recent recitals will pave the way for the entry into the prestigious domestic cricket arena
of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
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