Sri Lanka's Malinga ruled out of World T20 due to knee injury

He has been ruled out of the World Cup and has flown back to Sri Lanka this afternoon: team spokesperson

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Sri Lanka's Malinga ruled out of World T20 due to knee injury

MUMBAI: Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a knee injury, the defending champions said on Friday.

"Malinga's knee injury flared up before the match against Afghanistan yesterday," a team spokesperson said.

"He has been ruled out of the World Cup and has flown back to Sri Lanka this afternoon."