‘Indians normally play on good wickets and small boundaries’: Sri Lankan spinner after successful first ODI collection in 27 Years | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka shocked India with a commanding 110-run victory within the third ODI at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, securing their first collection win over the guests in 27 years. The win highlighted Sri Lanka’s strategic benefit on dwelling turf, the place they leveraged the spinning circumstances to outplay the guests.
India, chasing a goal of 249, crumbled to 138 all out in simply 26.1 overs, marking their third consecutive batting collapse within the collection.This decisive victory gave Sri Lanka a 2-0 collection win after the primary match led to a tie.
Reflecting on the win, Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana emphasised the benefit his staff held on the spinning tracks of Premadasa Stadium. “They (India) normally play on good wickets and small boundaries in India. We knew enjoying in Premadasa, if there’s a little bit little bit of flip, we will take benefit as a result of now we have good spinners,” Theekshana said.
Theekshana’s feedback make clear the strategic variations that performed an important position within the collection consequence. India’s batsmen, accustomed to enjoying on flatter pitches with shorter boundaries, struggled in opposition to the turning ball in Sri Lankan circumstances. In distinction, Sri Lanka’s batsmen, conversant in such circumstances from home cricket, navigated the challenges successfully.

“Even in home, the wickets are like this and our batters know the way to play,” Theekshana added, crediting the staff’s batting efficiency to their expertise on comparable pitches.
The collection win was a major morale enhance for Sri Lanka, particularly after their 3-0 defeat within the previous T20 collection.
“For me, it is a confidence-booster as a staff. We misplaced the T20 collection 3-0. The entire staff was dissatisfied and we took it as motivation. Very joyful to play the final sport and win the collection after 1997. It is an enormous victory for us and I’m actually proud to be a part of the XI,” Theekshana expressed.

The third ODI noticed Sri Lanka’s bowlers dominate from the beginning.
“Once we have been batting first, we thought the wicket could be significantly better than the primary two matches. We needed to bowl extra good deliveries than the final couple of matches. Rohit got here into bat and attacked me, Asitha received a very good begin, got here again and received Shubman, after which Wellalage was sensible, Vandersay did an important job… Hasaranga within the first sport, Akila bowled economically in each video games. I wished to bowl extra dot balls. It was a staff effort. All of the gamers contributed, that is why we ended up successful 2-0,” Theekshana elaborated.
Sri Lanka’s top-order batsmen performed essential roles all through the collection, leveraging their expertise and understanding of the native circumstances to construct vital innings in opposition to the Indian assault. This historic collection win is anticipated to bolster Sri Lanka’s confidence and momentum in future worldwide competitions.