ICC T20 World Cup 2022: "Asia Cup Title Is History, Need To Get Into Super 12s Of T20 World Cup": Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lanka Cricket Team has bounced back strongly after their defeat against Namibia in the opener of the tournament. The Island Nation convincingly defeated UAE and made a statement that they are not done yet. Sri Lanka would be wary that their next match against the Netherlands is a do-or-die match.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 has seen a couple of upsets already as Scotland stunned the two-time T20 World Champions West Indies.  It would be quite fascinating to see the battle between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka as both teams are evenly matched.

Dasun Shanka on Sri Lanka

Skipper Dasun Shanka was having an interaction with the media and was quite vocal about the team’s performance. “I think Asia Cup champions is history, so it’s just a title for us. There is no pressure at all. We just need to concentrate on our own performances and what we need to do to make sure that we get into that second round after the next game.” said Shanaka

“We know our strength. The first game we didn’t execute in that match, so we got beaten by Namibia. But we are a far better team from the team we performed in the first game.” he added.

Middle Batters Need To Fire

Every time Pathum Nissanka is not going to smash a big knock for the team. The likes of Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa need to play effective cameos for the team. The skipper Dasun Shanka should promote himself up the order as he is someone who can provide stability to the innings.

It would be interesting to see whether Sri Lanka continues with their fearless approach in the decider against the Netherlands. 2014 T20 World Cup Champions would be hoping to avoid the embarrassment. The Netherlands on the other hand would be aware of the 2021 T20 WC Qualifiers defeat against Sri Lanka.

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