Asia Cup T20 - 2nd Match
(Sri Lanka vs UAE at Mirpur)
Malinga marks return with match-winning spell against UAE
| Sri Lanka | vs | UAE |
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| 129/8 (20) | 115/9 (20) | |
| Sri Lanka won by 14 runs | ||
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| Photo © ICC |
At the innings break, UAE would have had hopes of a fourth straight win in the tournament, having restricted Sri Lanka to 129 for 8. Those hopes, however, were snuffed out in the first over in which Lasith Malinga struck twice to wreck UAE's chase and ultimately lead his side to a 14-run win. Malinga marked his return to international cricket with returns of 4 for 26.
The UAE bowlers had done well to restrict Sri Lanka for a less than average score in Mirpur. In fact the 129 for 8 was one run less than what the UAE captain Amjad Javed had said he wanted to restrict his opponents to, after he decided to field. But their batsmen were not as inspired as their bowlers and were shut out for 115 for 9 in 20 overs.
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| Photo © ICC |
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