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PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka — Muttiah Muralitharan’s lap of honour at the World Cup makes a stop in his hometown on Thursday when Sri Lanka takes on Zimbabwe in a Group A match in a new stadium on the outskirts of Kandy.
The leading wicket taker in both test and limited-overs cricket is retiring after the World Cup, and is desperate to help Sri Lanka win the quadrennial tournament for a second time.