Gautam Shenoy: "The shot off the last ball summed up the tournament for WI. I just want to carry on, work hard and win more matches for my country. I want to say, I was waiting for five years and I worked hard to come to the national side. I asked senior players questions and wanted to get better and better by the day. Before this World Cup I hadn't played a lot of T20 cricket. It's something we didn't see coming but we have to face reality.Ĭharith Asalanka is the Player of the Match: Always glad to have a half-century and a match-winning knock for my country. I'm sure all the guys are hurting in that dressing room. We are not going to hide from the fact that it's been disappointing for us. A couple of young guys are putting up their hands but the experienced guys, myself included, have not done well. We have spoken time and time again especially from a batting perspective what we need to do as individuals and we have not done well. I think cricket smarts is something that has plagued us. Him and Pooran, we know we have these guys. That's what we want to see from him, a bit more consistency. Come in early, knock the ball around and explode at the end. Hetmyer batted brilliantly at the end, that's what we know he can do as an individual. Only 3 sixes but 17 fours, so they didn't give us chances.
The way Sri Lanka played, they didn't bat us out of the game but played very smartly.
Our bowlers did okay, they got 189 but it was a very good batting track. In a crucial match like this, you don't want to see those things (for fielding). Kieron Pollard: I think we were below par. As a captain, I back him in every situation. Lot of cricket to be played, we have to protect him as well. The fans have been supporting us very well, lose or win, so we should thank every fan over here and all over the world. I think the team is going in the right direction at the moment. Anywhere they go, they'll have a special place in the team. They have a long career ahead and a lot of good cricket to come. (On Asalanka and Nissanka) I knew that they have the potential. The batsmen were brilliant and the bowling was also brilliant throughout the tournament. These youngsters have been working hard, so I'm really happy. For now, this is Saurabh Somani, signing off on behalf of Peter Della Penna too.ĭasun Shanaka: Overall it's a very good victory. But a rousing finish for Sri Lanka, who are full of exciting potential. And despite how they've gone in this tournament, they still have the ability to beat any side, on any day. A sobering sort of day, when you think that a dynasty has run its course in T20I cricket. 10.06pm: Well that's that from this day of double headers from us.
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