Nuwan Thushara breaks Lasith Malinga's all-time record with stunning spell against Bangladesh

September 17, 2025 Credit: X

Thushara's fiery 4-fer

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Match-winning spell

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Sri Lanka through to Super 4

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Unbeaten so far

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Thushara breaks Malinga's record

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Nuwan Thushara

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Lasith Malinga

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Pramod Madhushan

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Nuwan Kulasekra

[{"selector":"#anim-da43466e-b9e9-4b66-8d6c-ffaddb046b64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60cce49e-2ef2-419f-8a06-0c155e69cc9d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94d5f505-a83b-4f01-bdc1-2c81c90059cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1018c54-540f-4db6-bc7f-c731ff9ef33d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -641.22221%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84fb6233-93f5-4e7b-ae00-3866b026d5ea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74574b72-2c70-4d17-824a-7458eca76a86","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 224.39338%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13baf32d-d22c-4ed1-8737-db6114897d7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81e0738a-651a-4c50-a342-d18780cbb511","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 915.63838%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3591f92a-0faa-43f3-bbdf-84e7f671c64a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58f1852c-16ff-42cc-aa29-097286d271e2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 513.88837%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Sri Lanka seamer recorded figures of 3/10 against UAE in Asia Cup 2016. Credit: Getty

Wanindu Hasaranga

[{"selector":"#anim-491001e6-0d7c-45f3-b2fc-fad9df8ec4fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-567cb57e-5200-4353-a0ee-aa20c1a69345","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-54eaa4a5-aeee-4b92-9507-2aa745bd3d98","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a5ce5c2-8e85-4127-aafa-a4d5d2ae74ab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -637.2222%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-681b0284-cd7d-413d-ae51-d85fb0310545","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c162853e-96a2-46ad-9f6e-315c58a6d1b1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 216.34738%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-349a4969-19b9-47ff-a40e-92113de3a458","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d0b76ec-5c3c-4788-ad4e-29feb2c2ee92","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 919.34204%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5ae4f79-b64b-499a-9b0d-a2c8faa6d313","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa372c01-2a8d-450d-8d20-b0aaae913b0f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 401.38857%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Sri Lanka spinner recorded figures of 3/21 against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022. Credit: Getty

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