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  Lankans castled by Astle and Kiwis ‘malinguered’ by MALINGA Source:-cricketique Sri Lanka Innings WIA Fernando…. b Astle …..6 ………..Over 6.4 bowled’m with a wrong’un! Avishka didn’t pick that up at all. It pitched around length outside off, turned in a fair bit and Avishka was on the back foot to steer it away after it turned away but it went the other way to knock over off stump 39/2 MD Gunathilaka ….. b Astle ………..30 …….Over 8.5 another wrong’un and another one beaten! ……This time it’s the well-set Gunathilaka. He pitched it nicely and slow with some flight on leg stump, Gunathilaka went back to defend it but the ball turned away and knocked over the stumps 50/3 THUPPAHI DICTIONARY “malinguered”refers to an in-dipping and swinging yorker perfected by a former beach cricket bowler named Lasith Malinga of Ratgama — a ball that has shattered and clattered many stumps or smashed toes to secure a painful lbw … and thereby ...