Sri Lanka Skipper Throws Batters Under The Bus After Late Drama Against India In 3rd T20I

After his side's defeat against India in the third T20I match of the series, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka said he was disappointed with their batting. Charith Asalanka was dismissed for a golden duck in the 17th over by Washington Sundar. Speaking after the match, Asalanka said he was not happy with the middle-order and late middle-order's performance and added that the players played bad shots. He also hoped his side would do better in the ODIs against India.

"I am really disappointed about our batting line-up, especially middle-order and late middle-order. Very bad shot selection was the reason. Spinners were bowling that's why Hasaranga came up the order. We gave him the license to hit one or two boundaries, that didn't work for us. Wrong shot selection on this pitch. When the ball gets old, our shot selection should be spot-on, it's really hard to bat on these tracks. Definitely (the target was gettable), we can't give excuses. As professional cricketers, we need to do little bit more than this. I want to see good batting performances in the ODIs, not like T20s. Our top three and four have done well and that's the only positive I have. Boys will do something better," Asalanka said.

Recapping the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl against India.

It was a team performance from the Men in Blue in the first innings, all the batters contributed while setting a target. Shubman Gill (39 runs from 37 balls, 3 fours) was the highest run-getter among his teammates. Riyan Parag (26 runs from 18 balls, 1 four and 2 sixes) and Washington Sundar (25 runs from 18 balls, 2 fours and 1 six) played a crucial role in the death overs and powered India to 137/9 after the end of the 20 overs.

Maheesh Theekshana led the