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'Once a legend, always a legend': Twitter hails Lasith Malinga as Sri Lanka beat England in World Cup 2019

Lasith Malinga took four important wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs.

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Lasith Malinga ripped through the England batting line-up with four wickets as Sri Lanka handed the favourites a 20-run defeat in a low-scoring World Cup match at Headingley on Friday.

Chasing 233 for victory on a slow track, England struggled against veteran Malinga's variations before they fell to their second defeat of the tournament, squandering an opportunity to join holders Australia at the top of the standings.

Malinga, who finished with figures of 4-43, became only the third bowler to capture 50 or more wickets in the competition after Australia's Glenn McGrath (71), his compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (68) and Pakistan's Wasim Akram (55).

Former cricketers, experts and fans were full of praise for Malinga after his performance in the match:

Earlier, England's pace duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood claimed three wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to a modest total of 232-9 from their 50 overs with Angelo Mathews top-scoring with an unbeaten 85 off 115 balls. Archer's 3-52 made him the joint highest wicket-taker in the tournament alongside Australia's Mitchell Starc with 15.  

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