Skipper Thisara Perera is confident of a Sri Lanka comeback in the T20 series against India, insisting that his side would look to \u201cflush out\u201d the negativity following heavy defeats in the preceding Tests and ODIs.<\/p>\n
From being ordinary in the Test series, Sri Lanka caught India unawares with a surprise bowling effort in the first<\/p>\n
One-day International, but could not capitalise on the momentum and lost the series 1-2. As the long tour enters its final leg, both teams are looking to shift to T20 mode.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a bad ODI series but we have to take good things from the first match. There were a lot of positives. We have to flush out the negatives. It\u2019s a new series and we hope to start well,\u201d Perera said on the eve of the T20I series opener at the Barabati Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have good talents, death bowlers, power hitters. We will do our best tomorrow. I\u2019ve to give more confidence to the young players. I don\u2019t think they have pressure, they have to give 100 per cent. Personally I know they have good mindset and they can come very strongly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ODI series was locked one-all after Rohit Sharma single-handedly led the side with his record third double<\/p>\n
hundred. In the ODI series decider, Upul Tharanga fired and his team was on course to cross 300 at one stage, only to manage 215.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got a good start but then we didn\u2019t execute our plans, that\u2019s the main reason why we lost. It won\u2019t happen<\/p>\n
again and again. It was a one-off game,\u201d Perera said two days after India bounced back through spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.<\/p>\n
India have rested many of their main team players, including skipper Virat Kohli and Perera said: \u201cWe don\u2019t think about just one player. We are concentrating on playing our game. I want to play my natural game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tharanga attacked the Indian bowling en route his 82-ball 95 and Perera gave credit to their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made some technical changes which was the main reason to his success. I\u2019ve to thank our batting coach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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