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'Why not try it a fourth time?' - how Malinga swung and yorked his way to history, again
The four-in-four - for a second time in his career - aside, the Sri Lanka paceman also became the first to 100 T20I wickets during the game
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Tim Southee
New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019
Witnessed something special from Malinga - Southee
Tim Southee showers praise on Lasith Malinga after his four wickets in four balls in the third T20I at Pallekele
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Lasith Malinga
New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019
Stats - Malinga's fifth hat-trick and 100 T20I wickets
Lasith Malinga's sensational spell saw records tumble
Sri Lanka
Cricket
Four in four - how Lasith Malinga managed the incredible, again
Twelve years after he left South Africa wobbling at the World Cup, not much has changed with Sri Lanka's pace-bowling sensation
Cricket
Malinga's hat-trick in magical 5 for 6 bamboozles New Zealand
That yorker, the late swing, the dip, the accuracy, that low-arm sling: the works - he's still got it
Sri Lanka
Cricket
'Just keeps getting better and better' - Reactions to Lasith Malinga's four-in-four
The cricket world pays tribute to Lasith Malinga after his second four-in-four in internationals
Cricket
Clean-sweep danger looms for Sri Lanka against depleted New Zealand
New Zealand will be looking to seal just their second series clean sweep in a three-match T20I series, and their first away from home
New Zealand
Cricket
Injury rules Martin Guptill out of final T20I, Ross Taylor fit to play
Worcestershire opener Hamish Rutherford pulled out of Vitality Blast to be with the squad as cover
Sri Lanka
Cricket
Kusal Mendis, Shehan Jayasuriya uncertain for third T20I after on-field collision
The two players sustained knee injuries after colliding on the field in the final over of the second T20I on Tuesday
Cricket
De Grandhomme, Bruce star as New Zealand clinch thriller
Mitchell Santner hit the winning runs for the visitors in a dramatic final over
Cricket
Spotlight on Sri Lanka's youngsters with series on the line
The relatively modest performances of New Zealand's fringe fast bowlers places them under some scrutiny as well
New Zealand
Cricket
Fractured thumb cuts short Ferguson's Sri Lanka tour
Fast bowler set to be sidelined for four to six weeks
Colin de Grandhomme
New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019
Taylor, de Grandhomme fireworks trump vintage Malinga
Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner hold their nerve as New Zealand take a series lead
Cricket
Next big limited-overs prize on Sri Lanka and New Zealand's radar as T20s begin
Both teams would be keen to try out fringe players as preparation for next year's T20 World Cup gets underway
Cricket
Colin Munro, Scott Kuggeleijn hit form ahead of Sri Lanka T20Is
There may be concern that the rest of the batsmen - notably Martin Guptill who needed 24 balls to make only 22 - had left their work only half done
New Zealand
Cricket
Team's sense of belief comes from past performances - Watling
BJ Watling and William Somerville on New Zealand's dramatic win in the second Test against Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Cricket
'Freedom doesn't mean swinging at every ball' - Dimuth Karunaratne
The Sri Lanka captain has been lauded for letting his batsmen play their shots, but after the Colombo defeat he was critical of their lack of patience
New Zealand
Cricket
Not out of nowhere - how New Zealand won the P Sara Oval Test
Blessed with some of the finest players in the world, you can be sure that this New Zealand team knows what it is doing
Cricket
Watling, Southee, Boult star as New Zealand snatch victory in failing light
Dickwella's dogged half-century in vain as Williamson's men secure 60 points
New Zealand
Cricket
'I probably am' in the form of my career - Tom Latham
Having made 154 to give New Zealand a chance of winning a rain-afflicted Test, he now has a stunning four scores of over 150 in his last eight innings
Cricket
Latham, Watling, de Grandhomme power New Zealand's dominance
On yet another rain-affected day, New Zealand's batting held together to drive their advantage forward
Sri Lanka
Cricket
Dhananjaya de Silva is cooler than you
The score was 93 for 4, then 130 for 6. You'd call most centuries from that situation gritty, or tenacious, but not a century from this dude
Sri Lanka
Cricket
Sri Lanka leave out Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera for New Zealand T20Is
Squad of 15 includes five frontline seamers, led by captain Lasith Malinga, for the series of three matches beginning September 1
Cricket
Tom Latham, Dhananjaya de Silva hundreds headline exciting day
The opener added an unbroken 70-run stand with Watling to reduce the deficit to 48 at stumps on day three
New Zealand
Cricket
Fitness and 'simple' action key to Trent Boult's consistency - Shane Jurgensen
Bowling coach lauds 'fantastic team man' Boult after he became the third New Zealand bowler to 250 Test wickets
