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Sri Lanka caput manager Sanath Jayasuriya has asserted his broadside doesn't person a "mental block" against India aft going down successful the Super Over to Suryakumar Yadav and Co successful an inconsequential Asia Cup Super 4s match.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh produced a superb Super Over to triumph the crippled for his broadside present connected Friday aft Sri Lanka matched India's 202 runs astatine the extremity of 20 overs with opener Pathum Nissanka smashing a belligerent century.
The legendary cricketer said that helium was reasonably satisfied with his boys, saying this squad tin spell precise acold contempt Sri Lanka losing each 3 Super 4s games successful the tournament.
"I would've preferred to decorativeness games successful mean time. No skipper oregon manager wants to spell to a Super Over," said Jayasuriya during the post-match property conference.
"Unfortunately, Dasun (Shanaka) missed completing the 3rd run. But no, there's nary intelligence artifact against India. Our batting line-up is strong, and we've fixed them confidence. Chasing 200 (203) is ne'er easy, but we astir did it, which shows the prime we have," helium added.
Sri Lanka had suffered a akin decision successful 2024 during the 3rd T20I successful Pallekele erstwhile they made a messiness of an casual pursuit to beryllium astatine the mercy of a 'Super Over', which India won.
Jayasuriya praised Nissanka (107) and Kusal Perera (58 disconnected 32 balls) whose second-wicket basal yielded 127 runs successful conscionable 70 balls.
"When you're chasing 202 (203), you person to support uncovering boundaries. Their concern was the key. The momentum shifted erstwhile we started losing wickets. That's earthy successful a pursuit due to the fact that idiosyncratic has to instrumentality risks.
"Sadly, Pathum got retired astatine the incorrect time, and aboriginal on, the shot began to crook more. Still, it was a precise bully crippled of cricket.
"Kusal is 1 of the champion players of rotation successful our team. He played that relation good again, though I'd person liked him to bat longer. Both took calculated risks, and erstwhile they wanted boundaries, they executed them. Pathum besides had a spot of a hamstring contented precocious but inactive gave 100 per cent for the team, which shows his commitment." The batting large added that 1 of the reasons for Sri Lanka's defeats was the team's sluggishness successful adapting to the wickets.
"In T20 cricket, assessing conditions rapidly is everything. In Abu Dhabi, for example, the first-round pitches had gait and bounce, but successful the 2nd round, things changed, and we were excessively dilatory to adapt. That outgo us.
"The disappointment was the Bangladesh lucifer successful the Super Fours -- 168 connected that transportation was a bully score, but we didn't vessel good capable to support it. Against Pakistan, we didn't measure the conditions (in Abu Dhabi) rapidly enough, and were precocious to adapt.
"Today (Friday), India played precise good to get implicit 200. Our boys showed they're susceptible of chasing that, but again we conscionable fell short. Apart from that Bangladesh game, I'm reasonably satisfied, though disappointed not to scope the final. We person the batting and bowling quality.
"The cardinal is to execute plans according to conditions and opposition. If we bash that consistently, this squad tin spell precise far," helium said.
