Early Defeats in the Series Has Spurred the Turn-around in the Tri-Nation Series: Dinesh Chandimal

Sri Lankan Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal on Wednesday said that the initial losses in the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh urged them to make a turnaround and make the final of the tournament. Sri Lanka lost their opening two games against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe respectively and needed to win both their remaining games to make the final and did exactly that and qualified to the next stage.

Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe in their 3^rd match, and Bangladesh gave them a lifeline by winning against Zimbabwe yet again.

“In this kind of tournament, if you lose the first two games, it’s always tough. But sometimes, it gives you more confidence and morale to come back strong,” Chandimal told reporters at Dhaka on Wednesday.

“As a team, we’re looking at it that way. We will have something up our sleeves as a team, and we’re hoping to get a good result tomorrow,” he added. “We need to play it like any other game. We need to focus on what we can control. That’s what we’re going to do as a team.”

Chandimal is aware of the fact that their opponents will be pretty tough and will be tough to beat as they will be playing in home conditions.

“We all know that Bangladesh – when they are playing on home soil – are really good as a team. They’ve played some outstanding cricket through this series, so the credit goes to the Bangladesh team,’ said Chandimal.

“We can all make mistakes. Cricket is like that. They’re on their home soil but as a team we need to play to our strengths. That’s what we want to do.” Chandimal further added that several injuries in the recent past has cost them dearly. They have already been ruled out owing to injuries.

“In the last one and a half years, injuries have been a major concern for us. Once the players get injured, you can’t get the right combination. We have concerns, but the boys will come back strong.”

Chandimal concluded by saying that the management is not too sure about the fact that what kind of wicket will be on offer on Thursday.

“They are preparing 2-3 wickets. We couldn’t tell which wicket they are going to give tomorrow. We’re still looking to see what they are going to give tomorrow. ‘I’m not sure why it’s that complicated. We’re ready to play on any wicket,” he summed up.

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