Asia Cup, SL vs Ban: Five things we learned from the game

#3 Malinga still a nightmare for batsmen

At 35 years of age, Malinga received a call back to the national side after a long injury layoff. It was a distress call from the side which was struggling due to inexperience and he was expected to lead from the front and guide the youngsters.

He did exactly that as he removed both Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan in the first over of the match. Shakib’s wicket was a trademark Malinga yorker and brought back many good old memories for the Lankan fans. He came back and picked up the wickets of Mithun and Mosaddek Hossain and finished with an outstanding bowling figures of 4 wickets with an economy of just 2.3.