Unfortunately, Malinga's send-off could not come in a match where there could be thousands of fans in a stadium, but the world of cricket will miss him immensely nonetheless.
A lot of questions were being raised ahead of the game regarding the selection, including that of Markram but the team proved them wrong.
The 33-year old, Udana said he was stepping aside and making way for the young players coming through the ranks.
Sri Lanka are due to face India in a series of 6 white-ball games from July 13.
The pacer had announced his retirement from franchise cricket earlier this year. He is only available to play T20 matches for Sri Lanka.
The revolting players are reportedly being led by Sri Lankan Test captain Karunaratne with Matthews and Chandimal also involved.
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South Korea was supposed to host North Korea, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka in Group H qualifying matches in the city of Goyang.
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Avishka Gunawardene has been cleared of all corruption charges that were posed against him two years ago.
Rangana Herath is the leading wicket-taker when it comes to left-arm bowlers in cricket.