![]() But the slips towards the back end of the innings proved more costly. In his first over, Danushka Gunathilaka grassed Azhar Ali, with the batsman yet to open his account. Three catches were dropped off Malinga’s bowling in that win-or-bust game that saw Pakistan scrape through to the knockouts and go on to win the tournament. The game against Pakistan (in the Champions Trophy), we could have won it easily if we held those catches.” So his stats would look differently (without those dropped catches). “Since the Champions Trophy, Lasith had nine catches dropped off his bowling. Faced with questions related to Malinga’s waning prowess, Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas tried to put things in perspective.
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