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Malinga to retire after T20 World Cup

By AFP
March 24, 2019

CENTURION, South Africa: Sri Lankan limited overs captain Lasith Malinga will retire from international cricket after next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, he revealed on Friday.

Malinga said that he would quit One-Day Internationals after the World Cup in England and Wales this summer before calling time on his career following the Twenty20 tournament, being played in Australia over October-November 2020.

“After the World Cup, my cricketing career is ending,” the 35-year-old said after his side were beaten by 16 runs by South Africa in the second Twenty20 International at SuperSport Park.