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Lancashire Thunder out of contention for knockouts after slipping to DLS defeat

ECB Reporters Network20-Aug-2019Loughborough Lightning 157 for 7 (Adams 50, Ecclestone 3-17) beat Lancashire Thunder 74 for 6 (Gordon 3-18) by 35 runs (DLS method)Loughborough Lightning secured a third successive Kia Super League win with a 35-run victory over winless Lancashire Thunder on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method at Old Trafford.The Lightning’s victory was underpinned by a superb recovery with the bat. Having lost early wickets they scored at more than 10 an over after the Powerplay to make 157 for 7 – Georgia Adams the standout with 50.After a bright start, the Thunder lost key wickets and were stifled by a strong bowling display and brilliant fielding by Loughborough, who eased to victory as the rain came. Lancashire are now mathematically unable to qualify for Finals Day.Tahlia McGrath set about trying to make light work of the chase of 158, and crucially getting Thunder ahead of the DLS rate, smashing two huge sixes into the stands off Kathryn Bryce in the fourth over.But Hayley Matthews hit back in the sixth over with two wickets. First McGrath fell for 26 to a superb one-handed grab by Chamari Atapattu at mid-off before Matthews took an equally spectacular caught-and-bowled effort to remove Sophia Dunkley for a duck.Thunder were 34 for 2 after the Powerplay. South Africa allrounder Sune Luus batted well to guide her side to 60 for 2 at halfway, but two wickets fell in consecutive overs as Harmanpreet Kaur was caught in the deep for 7 and Emma Lamb was bowled for a duck.As the rain began to pour down on Old Trafford, Lightning struck two decisive blows as Kirstie Gordon took wickets in consecutive balls with Luus caught for 30 and Sophie Ecclestone for a first-ball duck.Gordon was deprived a hat-trick delivery as the weather cut the match short with Thunder 74 for 6 after 13.4 overs of their innings.Having won the toss, Thunder enjoyed an excellent powerplay. Kate Cross trapped England team-mate Amy Jones lbw for a duck in the second over, before Ecclestone struck twice to remove Matthews and Atapattu.Loughborough were 18 for 3 after six overs but Mignon du Preez counterattacked, launching Alex Hartley down the ground for six. Forty-one runs came in four overs after the Powerplay, as du Preez and Georgia Elwiss put on a 47-run partnership in just 31 balls.Lamb struck to bowl Du Preez for 18 but Elwiss continued the aggression, smashing a huge six over midwicket. The England star fell for 38, brilliantly caught by McGrath as Cross claimed her second wicket to make it 72 for 5. But Loughborough’s recovery was not stalled by the loss of wickets as Adams and Bryce took up the baton, reaching their 50 partnership in 29 balls.Both were dismissed in the final over of the innings – Bryce bowled by for an 18-ball 32 and Adams run out for a superb 50 from 33 balls – but their partnership of 82 in 45 balls proved crucial.

USMNT star Josh Sargent has revealed how long he has been nursing the ankle problem that has forced him to undergo surgery and take regular rests.

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Forward starred for Canaries in 2023-24Missed four months through fitness issuesNow chasing down Copa America gloryGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

The 24-year-old frontman has just enjoyed the most productive campaign of his career in front of goal – with 16 efforts recorded for Norwich in their bid to secure promotion back into the Premier League. That haul was achieved despite sitting out four months through injury.

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Sargent is now in the United States’ squad for a Copa America on home soil and has told the podcast of how he is managing fitness issues that have been troubling him since late 2022: “It is feeling good at the moment. It is kind of a day-by-day thing. I have been training with the guys the past couple of days and everything is going well. Hopefully it stays that way. For a while now, pretty much ever since the World Cup it is that balance to push the ankle or rest it. That has been a lot of talking with my club and national team. I am doing everything I can. After a big operation there are bound to be little things that aggravate the ankle. I didn’t know how it would be coming to the friendlies. It didn’t feel great but I put in a lot of work with the physios. Gregg [Berhalter] has put his faith in me to pull this around and get some minutes in this tournament and do well.”

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The USMNT are confident of holding their own in Copa America competition, with Sargent adding on collective ambition following a 5-1 friendly defeat to Colombia and 1-1 draw with Brazil: “I don’t know what went on in the Colombia game but it was day and night with Brazil in terms of our approach and mentality. That is the real US and we know in a tournament like this we all have to be dialled in and at our absolute best.

"This is a big moment and we need to show that grit and firepower and stick together as a team if we want to have a chance to win this thing. We want people to know that we have a lot of good young players coming up with the passion to play for that crest, and hopefully we represent that. As a group we have talked about it and when you go into a tournament the goal is to win it. But we know there are some of the best teams in the world. We might not have as many skilful players but as a team we can be better.”

WHAT NEXT FOR THE USMNT?

The United States will get their Copa America campaign up and running at AT&T Stadium against Bolivia on Sunday. A positive result in that contest will set them up for further Group C outings against Panama and Uruguay.

Derby County are now interested in signing an experienced defender to add to their already busy summer window, according to a recent report.

Derby announce the signing of Owen Beck from Liverpool

On Friday afternoon, the Rams announced that Owen Beck had joined the club on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool. The left-back becomes Derby’s first loan signing of the summer and their sixth arrival altogether. This is the 22-year-old’s sixth loan spell away from Anfield, after spells at Famalicao, Bolton Wanderers, Dundee on two separate occasions, Blackburn Rovers and now Derby.

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During his time at Ewood Park, Beck worked with John Eustace, and the defender has admitted it was a “no-brainer” to reunite with the Derby boss once again. Beck also went on to add to Derby’s media team that Eustace “got the best out of him” during his time at Blackburn.

“Obviously, I know the gaffer well from last year. I spoke to him with that experience of working with him before in mind. It moved pretty fast and was a no-brainer for me.

“We built a really good connection. I feel like he got the best out of me. When he called up and we had that conversation again where he was looking to bring me in, it was a no-brainer, really!

“I enjoyed playing under him. As I said, I feel like he got the best out of me. I feel like he can get even more out of me this season, and I can push that step further.”

Derby County interested in 32 y/o defender

As the Rams wrap up a deal for Beck, they have now turned their attention to another defensive signing. According to the MailSport, relayed by Football League World, Derby are keen on signing Jake Bidwell from Coventry City.

Bidwell only signed a new contract with the Sky Blues in January of this year, extending his stay until 2027, but the Championship side are open to offers for either Bidwell or Jay Dasilva this summer, after bringing Miguel Angel Brau to the club as their new left-back.

32-year-old Bidwell has been with Coventry since January 2022, when he joined on a free transfer from the Swans. The left-back, who can also play centre-back and left midfield if needed, has been a consistent performer for the Sky Blues. Last season, he started 23 of the 29 Championship games he played, as he featured heavily under Frank Lampard, but it appears as though now he’s fallen down the pecking order.

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His potential arrival at Pride Park would be an interesting one, as the Rams have just brought Beck in, and they already have Callum Elder and Craig Forsyth at their disposal.

However, the Rams may hold an advantage in the race to sign Bidwell, as the Englishman is represented by Wasserman, which is the same agency as Andreas Weimann, meaning the club have a familiar path to negotiations on the personal side of things.

An attacking coach is now a leading candidate to succeed Carlos Corberan at West Bromwich Albion, according to reports.

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West Brom are now on the hunt for a new manager after it was confirmed earlier this week that Corberan had left the Championship club after just over two years in charge.

“Albion have reached an agreement in principle for Carlos Corberan to depart the club to pursue a new opportunity with La Liga side Valencia,” the club said in a statement. “The 41-year-old is set to return to his homeland with the club’s gratitude and best wishes following a two-year tenure at The Hawthorns.”

Chris Brunt, Damia Abella and Boaz Myhill will oversee first-team duties until Corberan’s replacement is found, said the club, starting with the Boxing Day defeat at Derby County.

In an open letter to Baggies fans, Corberan said that he “cannot begin to express” how he feels about West Brom. “In my more than two years here I have only felt LOVE from this community and the decision to leave has been the hardest of my life. There will ALWAYS be a place in my heart for this special club and I hope one day I can return to thank you all for your incredible support.”

Heitinga a leading contender to replace Corberan at West Brom

West Brom’s Sporting Director Andrew Nestor is to lead the search for Corberan’s replacement, and according to Football Insider, he may have already found his man.

The publication reported on Boxing Day that Liverpool first-team coach Johnny Heitinga is a leading contender to be the new West Brom manager.

According to Football Insider, the Baggies are interested in the former Everton and Ajax defender because of his “experience learning in the Premier League under two top managers.”

Before working under Slot at Anfield, Heitinga served as an assistant to David Moyes at West Ham United between September 2023 and May 2024. Prior to that, the 41-year-old had a spell as the interim first-team coach of his boyhood club Ajax, winning 11 of his 16 games in charge and playing an attacking 4-3-3 formation.

Despite West Brom’s interest, Slot will be keen not to lose Heitinga, whom he heaped praise on after he stood in for him on the touchline during Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Southampton in the EFL Cup earlier this month.

“John Heitinga is here with me for the first half of the season and I couldn’t have wished for more,” said Slot of his countryman, per Football Insider. “A very, if I say talented I don’t rate him high enough because he’s more than that.

“He’s been a head coach before, still young but grew into our staff from the start in a good manner and has the same idea about football – that’s why I chose him.”

It does look as if a move to The Hawthorns could be one to watch for Heitinga, who beat West Brom four times as a player during his time with Everton.

After missing out on Hugo Ekitike to Liverpool, Newcastle United are desperately assessing their options in a bid to improve their firepower.

Toon supporters can perhaps rest easy knowing Alexander Isak is likely to stay at St James’ Park but without competent backup – William Osula is still young – they know recruits are needed.

Since that move for Ekitike fell through, the Magpies have reportedly cast their eyes upon the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Julian Alvarez. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is also reportedly an option.

Newcastle's Ekitike alternative

Forgetting those names, Newcastle United are also exploring a deal for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, with the 28-year-old emerging as a serious option after the club missed out on top target Ekitike.

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According to Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie, the Magpies are feeling that a “deal should get done” for Wissa, in spite of having a £25m bid rejected.

Downie reveals that the Toon are set to return with a £30m bid plus add-ons for the centre-forward.

With interest growing from Tottenham and Nottingham Forest as well, Newcastle are weighing their options carefully.

A previous price tag of £50m had been set by Brentford, and that is seen as negotiable by interested parties. Personal terms are not expected to be a stumbling block.

BBC Sport reported that Wissa is keen on a new challenge and eager to play European football, a prospect that may sway him towards St. James’ Park.

Brentford, meanwhile, are being picked apart, and Wissa could be next out the door.

Manager Thomas Frank has left, replaced by set-piece coach Keith Andrews, along with key players such as Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Nørgaard, and Mark Flekken.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is urging patience in the transfer market, stating the club must invest in “the right players” rather than rushing big-money deals.

However, Wissa’s Premier League pedigree, versatility, and recent form make him a standout candidate.

Why Yoane Wissa would be a good signing for Newcastle

After Ivan Toney’s move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli last summer, Wissa stepped up as one of Brentford’s main attacking threats.

Only Mohamed Salah scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League last season, as Wissa found the net 20 times and added four assists.

Over four seasons at Brentford, Wissa has netted 49 goals in 149 appearances – a consistent return for a player who cost just £8.5m from Lorient.

Among his positional peers – Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Liam Delap, Dominic Solanke, and João Pedro – Wissa stands out in several areas.

Data from FBref shows that he has more shot-creating actions per 90 than Solanke, more touches than Pedro or Delap (34.1), and a greater pass completion rate than Isak and Haaland.

His minutes played (3,072) were second only to Isak, demonstrating not only quality but reliability and rubberstamping why European football expert, Zach Lowy, thinks he’s had a “remarkable rise.”

As a result, the potential signing of Yoane Wissa has drawn comparisons with former Magpies fan favourite Demba Ba.

The Senegalese forward, who arrived from West Ham in 2011, became a cult hero at St. James’ Park after firing 16 goals in the 2011/12 season, forming a lethal partnership with Papiss Cissé and helping Newcastle to a fifth-place finish.

Like Ba, Wissa would arrive from a fellow Premier League club and is known for his instinctive movement, sharp poaching instincts, and ruthless eye for goal.

The same data from FBref shows that while Ba scored 16 and assisted twice in 2,721 minutes during his most prolific Premier League campaign, Wissa bettered those numbers last season, scoring 20 goals and notching 4 assists in 3,072 minutes.

Ba averaged 1.39 shots on target per 90 in that 2011/12 season, while Wissa registered 1.26 per 90 in 2024/25, slightly lower, but still consistent with the profile of a reliable finisher.

Importantly, Wissa also outperformed his xG, underlining his sharpness in front of goal.

However, there are some caveats.

At 28, Wissa doesn’t fit Newcastle’s preferred age profile of 24 and under, and he may miss part of the 2025/26 season due to AFCON duties with DR Congo.

Still, for a club that needs ready-made depth up front and a player who knows how to find the net, Wissa ticks plenty of boxes.

Given the departure of Callum Wilson and other targets like Calvert-Lewin being considered, Wissa presents a compelling blend of Premier League experience, positional intelligence, and proven end product.

If Newcastle can negotiate the fee down, Wissa could well become the Magpies’ new Ba – an underrated Premier League poacher with the potential to light up St. James’ Park.

He's Bruno Guimaraes 2.0: Newcastle considering move to sign £50m "machine"

Newcastle could consider a move for an English midfielder

ByRoss Kilvington Jul 22, 2025

Neymar appears to have ruled out an MSN reunion at Inter Miami, with the Brazilian superstar offering a nod towards his future plans at Al-Hilal.

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Brazilian tied to contract in Saudi ArabiaHad been linked with a move to AmericaIntends to grace 2025 FIFA Club World CupGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

The South American forward only made his way to the Saudi Pro League in 2023, having bid farewell to Paris Saint-Germain in the same window as Lionel Messi. Neymar has played alongside the Argentine icon at Barcelona and PSG, and the pair remain in regular contact.

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There had been talk of Neymar heading to Florida to work with Messi and Luis Suarez again, with a serious knee ligament injury restricting him to just five appearances for Al-Hilal. He is, however, still under contract and has hinted at staying put for at least one more season.

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With Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal qualifying for the 2025 Club World Cup courtesy of their AFC Champions League win in 2021, Neymar has told of chasing down more major honours: “It’s an honor for me to play the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, defending Al-Hilal. The best clubs in the world and the best athletes in the world will be there, and obviously, this is where Al Hilal and my teammates should be. The expectations for the tournament are huge, and I’m sure that we’ll be ready to represent our fans.”

WHAT NEXT?

The revamped Club World Cup will take place between June and July 2025, with that competition heading to the United States. If Neymar intends to form part of Al-Hilal’s squad, then he will not be linking up with Messi and Co in Miami any time soon.

Gareth Southgate has picked Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder in his Euro 2024 squad, but Harry Redknapp fears England are taking a “gamble”.

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Reds star picked as a midfielderHas much to learn in engine room roleFoden & Palmer tipped to shineWHAT HAPPENED?

The 25-year-old has earned just 24 senior caps for his country, despite making his debut in June 2018. He has been overlooked at times due to the wealth of options available to the Three Lions at right-back. Alexander-Arnold continues to fill that role at club level for Liverpool, but has been nudged up the park with his country heading into another major tournament.

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Alexander-Arnold has impressed through his midfield outings for England, but Harry Redknapp – speaking in association with the free to play fantasy game at that will see him compete with supporters for bragging rights at Euro 2024 this summer – has told GOAL when asked if that is the best position for him: “I haven’t seen enough of him playing in midfield. Midfield is a completely different game to playing right-back. At right-back you have got all of the pitch in front of you – the keeper gets it and throws it out, you have got space and can drop balls in. When you are in midfield, you have got to have eyes in the back of your head. You have to have great awareness of people ambushing you, when the ball comes in – bang, people are pressing from the blind side. It’s a special talent to be a midfield player. Whether he has got that ability to do that at the top level, I’m not sure. Against good opposition, only time will tell. It would be a gamble, I think, to play him in central midfield. Could do it, he’s good on the ball and is a great right-back, but whether he’s got that to play in midfield, I’m not sure.”

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Pressed on who he would consider to the value pick in England’s ranks when it comes to fantasy games, with Alexander-Arnold in that conversation if he does start regularly in the middle of the park, Redknapp added: “Cole Palmer could be a boy that might break into the team. What a season he’s had. What a talent he is – came close to being the top goalscorer in the Premier League this year. [Anthony] Gordon, if he gets in, he has the ability to score and get past people and make opportunities. He could be one that could be useful.”

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A more obvious pick for Southgate and coaches in the virtual realm is Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden, who is entering this summer’s European Championship on the back of Premier League title and FWA Footballer of the Year triumphs. Redknapp said of the talented 24-year-old: “He’s amazing. He’s been the best player this year in the Premier League. But you have got [Jude] Bellingham, you have got Foden, great talent, [Declan] Rice. Cole Palmer at Chelsea, what a player he is. [Eberechi] Eze at Crystal Palace, look how good he has been. He has got great ability. He could play off the left and come in off that side, if you wanted to play Foden in behind [Harry] Kane and be really bold. We have got great attacking options.”

Openers put on 133 in 13.5 overs as Yorkshire Diamonds slump to third defeat in four

ECB Reporters Network15-Aug-2019Western Storm’s relentless march towards next month’s Kia Super League Finals Day continued with a fifth straight win as openers Smriti Mandhana and Rachel Priest demolished a 152 target to beat Yorkshire Diamonds by nine wickets at York’s Clifton Park.The table-topping Storm initially stymied the Diamonds progress having elected to bowl, with five run-outs coming in the last 16 balls in a total of 151 for 9.Hollie Armitage top-scored with a career best 59 off 56 balls from number three before Sophie Luff threw in from the legside boundary to bring out a quartet of run-outs.Armitage’s innings was then dwarfed in comparison by Indian left-hander Mandhana and New Zealand’s Priest, who shared 133 inside 14 overs.Mandhana hit 70 off 47 balls and wicketkeeper Priest, who also had a hand in all five run-outs, made 72 not out off 43.It means at the halfway stage in their campaign, the Storm already seem destined for a place at Finals Day at Hove on September 1 having secured a bonus-point victory with 5.1 overs remaining.Armitage, strong on the sweep, shared a third-wicket stand of 60 inside eight overs with Indian Jemimah Rodrigues, advancing the Diamonds from 47 for 2 in the seventh over.The diminutive Rodrigues (28) played one particularly memorable lofted cover drive for four off the offspin of compatriot Deepti Sharma.Storm new-ball duo Claire Nicholas and Freya Davies struck, with Alyssa Healy caught at square leg on the pull off Nicholas’ offspin for 12.Lauren Winfield was stumped by Priest for 18 off seamer Sonia Odedra, with the ball trickling back towards the wicketkeeper off pad.Davies later bowled Armitage in the 20th over amidst the run out carnage, but England’s Anya Shrubsole was clearly the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 16 from four overs: she had Rodrigues caught at mid-off by Mandhana.Three of the five run-outs came in the 19th over – bowled by Shrubsole – as Yorkshire crucially stumbled. All five runs outs occurred in search of a second run going to wicketkeeper Priest.Last year, Mandhana was the KSL’s leading run-scorer with 421 from nine innings, including two fifties and a hundred. Here, she displayed similar dominance on the way to a 29-ball fifty, achieved in the eighth over when the Storm were 86 without loss.74 runs came off the powerplay, while opening partner Priest scored only eight of the first 58.Mandhana was particularly strong over cover and to long-off and, in the fifth over, hoisted legspinner Katie Levick for her only six.Priest played her part as the partnership approached 100, hitting seamer Alice Davidson-Richards for three successive boundaries to end the sixth.In 2017, the Kiwi had hit an unbeaten century in a 10-wicket win at this venue. Happy to camp on the back foot and hit powerfully to leg, she reached her fifty off 33 balls in the 10th over with the score at 102 without loss. She finished the game with two sixes in three balls off Linsey Smith’s left-arm spin.The Diamonds, for whom Davidson-Richards had Mandhana caught at long-on, have now lost three from four games.

Jude Bellingham showed just what Champions League success means to him in an emotional interview following Real Madrid's win over Borussia Dortmund.

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Bellingham fought back tears after UCL triumphMadrid beat Dortmund 2-0 at WembleySpanish giants claim 15th European crownWHAT HAPPENED?

At just 20 years of age, Bellingham became a European champion following Madrid's triumph over Dortmund. Goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior – the Brazilian's strike assisted by Bellingham – helped Carlo Ancelotti's side defeat a plucky German outfit in London.

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The win caps an outstanding debut season for Bellingham following his move to Spain last summer. The 20-year-old finds himself in Ballon d'Or contention after inspiring Los Blancos to another Spanish title – claiming La Liga Player of the Season honours in the process – and a record-extending 15th European Cup.

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Speaking to after the game, Bellingham said: "I've always dreamed of playing in these games. You go through life and there are so many people who say you can't do things and days like today just remind you why…

"It gets a bit hard at times and you wonder if it's worth it. Nights like tonight make it all worth it.

"I was alright until I saw my mum and dad's face. The amount of nights where they could have been at home by seven o'clock but they're doing trips at 11 and 12 at night to take me to football. And my little brother there who I'm trying to be a role model for.

"Yeah, I can't put it into words, it's the best night of my life."

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Bellingham and his team-mates can't celebrate for too long, with the European Championship in Germany right around the corner. The England midfielder has it pretty good right now. The Ballon d'Or might be en route and you imagine this won't be the last time he lifts the Champions League trophy, either.

Lasith Malinga was as good as he ever was playing the final ODI of a 15-year career

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jul-20190.5 Malinga to Tamim Iqbal, OUT, welcome to the last chapter! Wow! Malinga has shown up with a classic. Dipping, nasty yorker comes in very very late from a middle stump line. Tamim’s reflexive stride across has him locked, and then it’s too late to take it out. It’s under his bat and it smashes leg stump. Bangladesh’s stand-in captain can barely stand up as this craftsman sneaks it past him2.1 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, no run, lbw appeal is reviewed. Another big inswinging yorker. Was that going down? Sarkar was rapped on the boot and then pad. Outside the line of leg stump, seemingly. And then on the bat. Not a great review, that is not hitting the stumps2.3 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, no run, bouncer at the throat, does well to keep the bat down and get out of the wayALSO READ: Stats – Lasith Malinga, a colossus of ODI cricket2.5 Malinga to Mohammad Mithun, no run, outside edge as he squares him up. Length ball shaping away from middle. A nervous prod from the batsman, but he’s played with soft enough hands to be safe in the slip cordon2.6 Malinga to Mohammad Mithun, no run, inside edge onto pad. A low full toss swung away outside off. He looks to defend with a closed faceESPNcricinfo Ltd4.1 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, inside edge as Sarkar has an ungainly swish at this slower full toss. No clue with that as it floated outside off4.5 Malinga to Mohammad Mithun, 1 run, short of fine leg. Short ball on the chest, hooks aerially to that fielder’s left, but safely enough in the end4.6 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, no run, just keeps it out! Inswinging yorker at leg stump. Sarkar’s lack of feet movement means he has room to bring the bat down on this. Just in time.6.3 Malinga to Mohammad Mithun, no run, beats the outside edge. Swung away from a length outside off, hanging bat8.1 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, no run, past the inside edge. Inswinging yorker wide outside off. He looks to open the face and chop this to third man8.3 Malinga to Soumya Sarkar, OUT, see ya! Persistence will do it! He is not hiding his cards tonight. Three yorkers in a row – but what are you going to do about it? Sarkar tries the only plausible method – the good old full face of the bat to try and defend it. But this goes through and hits leg stump anyway, possibly off the inside edge on the way8.4 Malinga to Mahmudullah, no run, past the outside edge. Late outswinger from a length in the corridor, a nervous poke from Mahmudullah8.5 Malinga to Mahmudullah, no run, squared up but just enough bat to survive. Length ball, outswinger from a middle stump line and he pushes with hard hands and no feet8.6 Malinga to Mahmudullah, no run, jammed into the turf as he gets the bottom of the bat on this outswinging yorker outside off. Mendis leaps to catch it on the bounce41.4 Malinga to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT, goes in style! Lasith Malinga seals the win in another chase. Seals it with a dipping slower ball. Mustafizur backs away and manages to connect again, but he’s hit it high and to the right of Thisara at mid-off who does it for everyone in the stadium after some serious balancingIt was always meant to be this way, wasn’t it? Lasith Malinga ended his ODI career with a wicket off his final ball.