Georgetown (Guyana), March 29: Sri Lanka captain
Mahela Jayawardene says his team will bounce back from their
dramatic one-wicket World Cup Super Eights defeat against
South Africa at the Guyana National Stadium.
Jayawardene said the fact that his team came so close to
winning yesterday after a poor batting performance showed the
ability and the fighting spirit of his players.
"We don’t give up. From any situation we believe we can
win matches," he said.
Looking ahead to Sunday`s match against hosts West Indies
at the same venue, Jayawardene said: "we are a very
professional unit and we know exactly where we went wrong.
The guys will make sure that we come back very strong on
Sunday."
For the Sri Lankans it will be a second opportunity to
take advantage of conditions which Jayawardene admitted were
akin to those found in their native country, with a slow pitch
providing plenty of help for the spin bowlers, spearheaded by
Muttiah Muralitharan.
It was Muralitharan who kept Sri Lanka in with a slight
chance Wednesday, bowling superbly to take three for 34 before
unorthodox fast bowler Lasith Malinga gave them an unexpected
sight of victory by becoming the first bowler to take four
wickets in four balls in a one-day international.
Bureau Report
