Lasith Malinga produces a five-star performance against Scotland – Cricket News Update
Sri Lankan pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756, dated July 13, 2011.
Malinga’s figures of 5-30 made sure his side finished the tournament as winners; with Scotland, seemingly in a jubilant mood after their heroics against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 a day earlier, brought down to earth.
The Scottish had no answer to the “Slinger” who was simply unplayable. Although Malinga did not have the best of summers in England, he reminded everyone of what he brings to the Sri Lankan attack.
Having retired from Test cricket in order to focus mainly on the shorter formats of the game, Malinga has been nothing less than superb for both, country and his club, the Indian Premier League outfit , http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians.
Yesterday, after his side put on a commendable total of 284, the Scottish would, at one time, had thought about getting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 to the target, if not chasing it completely, considering there heroics against the Irish.
The Scots though, failed to remind themselves that unlike their local rivals, the Sri Lankan team possessed one of the world’s most lethal bowler in the shorter version of the game.
However, it was not long in their innings when they got a wake-up call, as Malinga ripped apart the top 3 Scottish batsmen.
In the third over of his spell, he took two Scottish scalps. While the first one was through some good bowling, the second came courtesy a typical Malinga Yorker, which the Scott, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Calum-Scott-MacLeod-c49129, could only admire, while going back to the pavilion.
Fascinating is the 27- year-old’s ability to bowl toe crushers at will. In his next over he simply bamboozled the Scottish opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KJ-Coetzer-c1798, with yet another classical Yorker, which ripped through the defenses of the batsman, sending the off-stump flying.
The Sri-Lankan pacer then came for a late burst in the match where he bowled a string of Yorkers to the Scottish captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-David-Drummond-c60348, before finally getting him with his ever reliable delivery, up- rooting the off-stump.
He finally bagged his fifth wicket of the match with Goudie’s wicket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 to the dismay of the Scotland team, which knew that they still have a long way to go before cementing a place amongst the top cricketing nations.
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