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    "title": "Sri Lanka's bowling attack not solely dependent on Malinga - Angelo Mathews",
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    "excerpt": "Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews Sunday dismissed the notion that Sri Lanka",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS)&nbsp;Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews Sunday dismissed the notion that Sri Lanka were a one-man bowling attack, relying on pacer Lasith Malinga to carry his team&#39;s bowling hopes.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka have depended heavily on Malinga in their recent major-tournament fortunes. But Mathews suggested they have other match winners in their attack too.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;You can&#39;t write off the rest of the bowlers that we have,&quot; Mathews was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. com.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We&#39;ve got fairly experienced bowlers, but Lasith is the X-factor. It&#39;s just that in a one-off game, the others can also come into the party.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe all expect Lasith to do well but I&#39;m pretty sure with the amount of talent that we&#39;ve got in the side, anyone can do the job for us.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nVeteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene also echoed his captain&#39;s point of view, but added that Malinga is the spark that the bowling unit requires.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;The others will feed off him,&quot; Jayawardene said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Because of his experience, his presence will give us that extra 10 percent to win the matches we had been losing. We&#39;re a small nation, so it&#39;s important we get everyone on the park.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka&#39;s preparation for the World Cup was dampened by a 2-4 loss to New Zealand in a seven-match One-Day International (ODI) series recently.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMathews demanded more consistency in all departments from his team but was unperturbed by the lowered expectations.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We&#39;re happy to walk into the World Cup as underdogs. No one really expects us to win.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka begin their final World Cup preparations with a warm-up match against South Africa (Feb 9) before playing their final tune-up game against Zimbabwe (Feb 11).<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThey begin their Cup campaign in the opening match of the tournament against New Zealand at Christchurch Feb 14.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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