Pallekele, Jan. 31 -- Following his side's loss to England in the first T20I, Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who returned with figures of 1/18 in four overs while defending 115 runs in 15 overs, spoke on his long battle with injuries over last one and the half years and how legendary Lasith Malinga helped him out during this challenging phase.

England chased down 115 runs in 15 overs in the rain-curtailed first T20I against England at Pallekele on Friday. A massive positive during this match for the Lankan Lions was how they kept England batters restrained during this chase on a batting-friendly surface.

The initial target was 134 off 17 overs and was later cut down to 115 in 15 overs via Duckworth-Lewsi-Method, but the margin of...