MIRPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Lasith Malinga found himself thrust into the Sri Lankan captaincy midway through the World Twenty20 and emerged with the trophy in his arms on Sunday after three heady weeks in Bangladesh.
Having twice gone down in the final, Sri Lanka entered the tournament under the leadership of 24-year-old Dinesh Chandimal who was slapped with a one-match suspension after the team's second slow over-rate offence in 12 months.
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