Colombo: Muthiah Muralithan’s legendary spinner felt the Sri Lankan cricket team currently forgetting how to win the match for years, insisting that sports are currently through the hard phase in the island country.
Sri Lanka, under the captain of New Dasun Shanaka, failed to maintain a total of 275 for nine in the second ODI, allowing India to pursue the target with three goals in hand and five balls to reduce the visitors to one stage.
“I said before, Sri Lanka did not know the ways that won, they forgot the ways that won over the past years.
It’s difficult for them because they haven’t (known) how to win the match,” Muralithan).
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Leg-Spinner Wanindang Hasaranga has claimed three Wickets to leave India struggling in 193 for seven at 35.1 overs but Sri Lanka Skipper Shanaka made a big mistake by keeping it for the final overs.
“I had told you before if Sri Lanka took three goals in over 10-15, India would fight and actually India struggled.
Great efforts from (Deepak) Chahar and Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) made them win.” And they (Sri Lanka) made some mistakes.
They should rot Wanindu Hasaranga, rather than keeping him, they have to take him and try to take the goal, “he said.” If they will take one goal out of Bhuvneshwar or Chahar, with two enders tail, it will be difficult to pursue 8-9 run …
they make some mistakes but it is an inexperienced side.
“Coach Sri Lanka Mickey Arthur looked frustrated when he made some animated movements from the locker room towards the end.
Games like Chahar (69) and Bhuvneshwar (19) beat the target with an unbeaten stand for 84 to submit Indian leases that were not adjuded 2-0 In the three-match series.
Muralithan said Arthur should remain calm and delivered his message to the new captain.
“I thought the coach acted like, showing himself disappointed and everything, rather than just calming down and sent some messages,” he said.
“Tell the Best Bowler for take the goal and vice versa.
Instead of trying to keep them until the end and defend it, it never succeeded like that.
“” Seven missing goals, one goal and match will be sealed but they don’t know the ways that win, they forget, it has time for Sri Lankan cricket to win the way, “he said.