Match-winner Malinga bagged 3/38 in his last ODI match which Sri Lanka won by 91 runs. The veteran finished with cricket with 335 wickets in 219 innings so far since his first ODI against the United Arab Emirates in 2014.
Malinga has his sights on next year's T20 World Cup in Australia, and Sri Lanka's cricket board confirmed he would be available for selection for the T20 squad.
Meanwhile, Malinga’s teammates of the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma and Jaspreet Bumrah and icon Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to congratulate the Lankan Lion for having an illustrious ODI career.
"Classic Mali spell, Thank you for everything you've done for cricket. Always admired you and will always continue to do so," Bumrah tweeted.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma termed Malinga as the "biggest match-winner" for the defending IPL champions.
"If I had to pick one match-winner among many others for @mipaltan in the last decade, this man will be on the top for sure. As a captain, he gives me breather during a tense situation and he never failed to deliver, such was his presence within the team. Best wishes LM for the future," Sharma tweeted.
Cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar also congratulated Malinga on his ODI career.
"Congratulations on a wonderful One Day career, #Malinga. Wishing you all the very best for the future," Tendulkar tweeted.