WATCH: Lasith Malinga bowls a toe-crushing yorker to dismiss Steve Smith during Australia vs Sri Lanka match

Lasith Malinga bowls a toe-crushing yorker to dismiss the set Smith Steve during the Australia vs Sri Lanka match at The Kia Oval in London

During the 20th match of the ongoing Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka at The Kia Oval, Sri Lanka’s experienced pacer- Lasith Malinga bowled his famous yorker to dismiss the set Steve Smith at the crease.

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It all happened during the 44th over of the Australian innings. Australian former skipper- Steve Smith was on course for yet another century in ODIs. But, Lasith Malinga had other plans.

In the third delivery of the over, Malinga decided to go for his ever popular stock delivery- the toe-crushing yorker to Australia’s second best batsman so far in the innings. Bowling from around the wicket, Slinga Malinga bowled a brilliant delivery that hit the base of the off-stump.

The batsman- Steve Smith was looking to flick the ball towards perhaps the mid-wicket region only to hand him a disappointed look on his face. Steve Smith eventually walked back with a fine knock of 73 off 59 deliveries, with the help of 7 fours and 1 six.

Without seeming to have a mystery ball, or express pace, or a Malinga yorker, Shane Watson is one of the bowlers of the IPL.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 9, 2016

This was pure class from the veteran fast bowler, as he proved yet again that he cannot be written-off as yet, despite on verge of the closing stages of his International career.

Australia finish strong

Despite the quality of the dismissal, Australia finished on a high, posting 334/7 off their 50 overs. Skipper Aaron Finch was in top-notch form as he scored a brilliant 153 off 132 balls, with the assistance of 15 fours and 5 mammoth sixes.

The Sri Lankan bowling unit looked of-colour throughout the innings. However, all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and left-arm pacer Isuru Udana picked up 2 wickets apiece.

WATCH: Lasith bowls a toe-crushing yorker

Post Edited By: Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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