Mahela Jayawardene disappointed after a disastrous loss in the 3rd ODI – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and expressed that his bowlers did not perform up to the mark in the closing overs of the match.
The home team appeared to be in control of the battle by the 40th over of the Indian innings, before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 took the game away from the Islanders, helping their side go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
Prior to that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913. The home team had the upper hand for most of the match, before
their hopes were shattered in the last 10 overs due to some pathetic bowling and fielding lapses.
To rub salt on the Islanders’ wounds, their wicketkeeper/batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, has been ruled out of the remainder of the series because of a fractured finger.
Apart from praising India’s emphatic batting performance, Jayawardene feels that things did not go in his team’s favour in the third ODI and also criticised his sides’ poor show in the death overs, when they allowed the match to slip from their grasp.
"It was one of those days. They are a quality team, I thought we played a good game, just a few mistakes. Up front, we were not putting enough pressure in the chase," the Sri Lankan skipper said. "We bowled poorly (towards the end) and dropped Suresh as
well. It's tough when you lose, but you try and re-focus for the next game. Sanga will get a good deserved break (smiles)."
On the other side of the coin, the Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, the left-handed opener, who scored a magnificent hundred. The wicketkeeper however, admitted that his team needs to improve their bowling and fielding.
He expressed, "We needed one of the top three to put in a performance like this. We need to improve our death bowling, and our fielding, but overall I was happy with our performance."
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