5 best bowling performances of Lasith Malinga in international cricket

#1 4 in 4 vs South Africa (2007)

This came in a losing cause, but will still be ranked his best performance ever for Sri Lanka. It was the Super Eights of the 2007 World Cup, and Sri Lanka made just 209 batting first against South Africa.

It was a comfortable run chase for the Proteas and at one point they needed just four runs from 32 deliveries with five wickets in hand.

That’s when Malinga weaved his magic by nicking out four wickets in four consecutive deliveries that sent the entire South African dressing room in to a state of shock.

But their last wicket pair managed to get the remaining runs in the end, but only just.

Malinga shared the Man of the Match award with South Arica’s Charl Langeveldt.