We made too many mistakes, admits Mahela Jayawardene – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 off the hook.
Prior to the T20 fixture, the visitors thrashed the Lankans in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series by 4-1, proving their authority over Jayawardene’s men.
The home team won the toss and opted to bowl first, restricting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 remained the top-scorer with 68 runs, which came off 48 balls, in which he struck
11 boundaries and a six.
The Lankan Tigers succumbed under pressure and were dismissed for merely 116 runs in 18 overs, handing over a comprehensive victory to the Men in Blue. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 picked up three wickets to be named as the Player of the Match, whereas,
Kohli got the Player of the Series award.
The 35-year-old cricketer is happy with his bowlers’ performance and feels that the batsmen should have won the match for their side. Jayawardene wants the Lankans to improve, in order to prepare for the upcoming challenges. The middle-order
batsman maintains that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012.
"We thought 150 was achievable. We're making a lot of mistakes. We'e still playing good cricket. When you come across a team like India it is tough. The SLPL should be a good preparation for the World T20," said Jayawardene.
On the other side of the coin, Dhoni, the Indian captain, is delighted with the victory to conclude the tour. The wicketkeeper/batsman confessed that his batsmen should have scored more runs but feels that stroke-play was not that
easy at Pallekele.
Dhoni expressed, "Overall we were really good. The ball was swinging till the 20th over so not easy to slog. We thought we were 15 short. Our strength is having the 7th batsman in the side. The wickets have changed here. When I first
came here the ball used to stop a lot."
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