In a famous win for Sri Lanka under the lights of Khettarama, Sri Lanka hero Lasith Malinga was able to take a wicket off his last ball bowled in ODI cricket. The legendary cricketer ended up with a career tally of 338 wickets, becoming the 3rd highest wicket-taker in Sri Lanka and 9th overall in ODIs.
Here’s how the world remembered the hero.
Congratulations on a wonderful One Day career, #Malinga.
Wishing you all the very best for the future. pic.twitter.com/RLeKIudyWl— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 26 July 2019
Congratulation to Lasith Malinga on a fantastic ODI career. He has single handedly won many games for Sri Lanka. All the best for the T20Is in future
— Rangana Herath (@HerathRSL) 26 July 2019
Congratulations Lasith Malinga . World cricket will definitely miss you in 50 over cricket ?. Go well champion #Malinga #champion #SLvsBAN pic.twitter.com/hQ9jVYqbLm
— Upul Tharanga (@upultharanga44) 26 July 2019
Wat a Final spell!
Wat a legendary career from a legendary player, a true gentleman & have been a great inspiration for many | lucky enough to play together! ?? #SLvBAN #ThankYouMalinga @Lasith99Malinga
PS – Gud luck for the T20s— Danushka Gunathilaka (@danushka_70) 26 July 2019
What you have done for the country is https://t.co/FJBiUMj67V have gone through so much pain in your career but you have never let it come https://t.co/6YjI852mNA always showed what you could with the ball. You are an absolute inspirer to the next generation. Go well today. ?? pic.twitter.com/Xkabyb2cfd
— Kaushal (@SilvaKaushal) 26 July 2019
You will be missed Legend ? #ThankYouMaliayya ????? @Lasith99Malinga ?⭐? pic.twitter.com/0oROnun4IW
— Niroshan Dickwella (@NiroshanDikka) 26 July 2019
Been a good, good spell?A top legend, champion, and a sportsman par excellence – wishing you continued success, my friend. All the best 🙂 #ThankYouMalinga pic.twitter.com/dkAc4Nt25t
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) July 26, 2019
Congratulations on the glorious journey Yorker King #Malinga. There will never be another toe crusher like you again. Best wishes for your future endeavours. ?#LasithMalinga pic.twitter.com/Uf0iD3SHdL
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 26 July 2019
Fortunate to share the dressing room with you. I know how good planner, motivator and human being you are. Indeed, you are a great performer. Your fighting spirit is inspiring to all. ODI cricket will miss you & you will be remembered always. Good bye legend. #ThankYouMalinga pic.twitter.com/hX5cr69BbK
— Mustafizur Rahman (@Mustafiz90) 26 July 2019
Classic Mali spell ? Thank you for everything you’ve done for cricket. Always admired you and will always continue to do so ?.
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) 26 July 2019
If I had to pick one match winner among many others for @mipaltan in the last decade, this man will be on the top for sure. As a captain he give me breather during tense situation and he never failed to deliver, such was his presence within the team. Best wishes LM for the future pic.twitter.com/gJJJKy8gL3
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) 26 July 2019
SLINGA, YOU BEAUTY ???
Finishes off the match with a wicket, finishes off his ODI career in style!#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) 26 July 2019
Another fast bowler calls it a day. Nothing but admiration for the mighty Lasith Malinga who is one of the greats of the white ball game. Big hearted, smiling and tough underneath the friendly air. A torch-bearer for the unorthodox.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 26 July 2019
A super end to an equally fantastic career. Lasith Malinga thank you for the privilege of knowing you and for the entertainment you provided and for the honour we Sri Lankans cherished thanks to your efforts with the ball.
— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) 26 July 2019
Most ODI wickets:
534 Muralitharan
502 Wasim
416 Waqar
400 Vaas
395 Afridi
393 Pollock
381 McGrath
380 Lee
338 MALINGA
337 KumbleAmong top-10 only Lee (29.4) and Waqar (30.5) have a better strike rate (balls per wicket) than Malinga’s 32.3. #ThankYouMalinga – one of a kind!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) 26 July 2019
Lasith Malinga 338 ODI wkts.
He goes past Anil Kumble (337) to become the 9th highest wicket-taker in ODIs!#SLvBan#BanvSL— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 26 July 2019
When you can land the yorker like that even when the batsmen know it’s coming I guess you can demand and get a farewell game #SLvBAN #Malinga #ThankYouMalinga
— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) 26 July 2019
Years down the line, if your grandchildren ask you what the fuss around #LasithMalinga was about, just show them the video of the first two overs of today’s #SLvBAN match.
He has summarised his entire career in 12 balls.#ThankYouMalinga
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) 26 July 2019
I join my fellow citizens in expressing my deep gratitude to our invincible cricketing hero @lasith99malinga, who bid good bye to one form of international cricket, after serving the game of the gentlemen for over 16 years. pic.twitter.com/oaFHMwu0Bl
— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) 27 July 2019
Was an absolute pleasure to witness the legend in action at his farewell match. @Lasith99Malinga what a career you have had. The fire you bring to the game will be missed. I wish you the very best in all your future endeavors. pic.twitter.com/WioFEtEPK1
— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) 26 July 2019
Malinga came all the way running from third-man after four balls in the over, switched to mid-off, adviced Lahiru Kumara to go short! A few seconds later, Mahmudullah is caught at third-man by Wanindu Hasaranga (sub). Grooming the future. #ThankYou99 @ThePapareSports #SLvBAN
— Damith Weerasinghe (@Damith1994) 26 July 2019
