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Malinga out with dengue

Reuters, Cape Town

Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jan 11, 2017 03:28 PM

Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga bowls to Australia's Aaron Finch during their Cricket World Cup match in Sydney. File Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the Twenty20 and One Day series against South Africa as he has yet to fully recover from a bout of dengue fever, officials said on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old was expected to make a comeback after a litany of injuries but will have to wait until next month when Sri Lanka play three T20Is in Australia.

He struggled late last year had bout of dengue fever.

"He had a practice game last week and realised he still wasn't up to the level of fitness," team manager Ranjith Fernando told Reuters.