Forgotten Herath spares Malinga embarrassment


(Reuters) - Lasith Malinga was so jittery in his debut as Sri Lanka's stand-in captain that he fumbled recalling the changes to the playing XI at the toss for Monday's World Twenty20 shootout against New Zealand.

Rangana Herath, one of the two inclusions, spared Malinga any further embarrassment on his captaincy debut, conjuring up a lethal display of spin bowling that eliminated New Zealand and put Sri Lanka in the last four.

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