Lasith Malinga has been one of biggest finds of Sri Lanka and is one of best fast bowlers in this world. Lasith Malinga has been a star cricketer as well as a match-winner for Sri Lanka in last 15 years. He has always given a tough time to batsman ever since he has me his mark in international cricket back in 2004. Tests, One Day Internationals or T20Is, Lasith Malinga has been effective in all formats of game. veteran pacer h anunced his retirement from ODI cricket last month after playing 226 matches with 338 scalps. Malinga h bid ieu to Test cricket back in 2010 where he h only played 30 matches in his short career. Lasith Malinga is w active in T20I. It remains to be seen wher he can take Sri Lanka to yet ar glory in next year's ICC World T20 in Australia. However, Lasith Malinga has taken a double hat-trick in ongoing T20I series against New Zealand.

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Lasith Malinga takes 4 in 4

Lasith Malinga bowled a magical first over in 3rd T20I at Pallekele which was a four-wicket maiden. Chasing a small target of 126, New Zealand were off to a flier when y took 12 runs off first over bowled by Akila Dananjaya. neless, next over bowled by Lasith Malinga changed it completely.  After bowling two consecutive dot balls, he bowled a 140 kmph delivery which disturbed Colin Munro's timber, on next delivery, Malinga h Hamish Rurford trapped in front of wicket. Lasith Malinga n completed his hat-trick when he castled  Colin de Grandhomme with an inswinging delivery. On very next delivery, Lankan speedster h Ross Taylor leg before wicket. But, it was t over yet as Lasith Malinga came back in next over to dismiss wicket-keeper batsman  Tim Seifert to register a fifer. Lasith Malinga finished with figures of 5/6 in his four overs at an ecomy rate of 1.50 which also included a maiden. His lethal spell dismantled New Zealand's run chase as y were bundled out for 88 in 16 overs as Sri Lanka registered a 37-run win. 

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Lasith Malinga's record-shattering spell

Lasith Malinga's four wickets off four balls ended up breaking a lot of records. He became first bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is surpassing Shahid Afridi who has 98 wickets in shortest format of game. Malinga also became first bowler to take two hat-tricks in T20I cricket. His first T20I hat-trick h come against Banglesh in 2017. By virtue of this spell, quickie w has five hat-tricks in limited-overs cricket. At same time, Lasith Malinga also surpassed Wasim Akram's record of most hat-tricks. Malinga has three hat-tricks in ODI's and two in T20Is while Akram has two Test hat-tricks and two in One Day Internationals. 

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