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
06/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 6 2019
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
125/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
88 (16/20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 6 2019
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
125/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
88 (16/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Blast from the past
Twelve years after he pulled off the impossible, Malinga did it again
'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
Quiz - Has Malinga dismissed him in a hat-trick sequence?
As many as seventeen batsmen have fallen to Lasith Malinga as part of one of his hat-trick sequences in international cricket. Can you tell them apart from the rest?
Stats - Malinga's fifth hat-trick and 100 T20I wickets
Lasith Malinga's sensational spell saw records tumble
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
'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
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
Preview
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
