Given how the visitors push the home team with a second-string side, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believes the series loss was no less than a victory.
After losing badly in the second and third Twenty20 Internationals, the West Indies faced their first bilateral series loss in the game’s shortest format against Sri Lanka.
They were anticipated to maintain their record after taking the lead with a victory in the first game of the series, but the Lankans pulled off a spectacular comeback to win the series.
Therefore, from the first to the second game, we won morally,” Daren Sammy said.
“I believed we had won the match based on the past two games and the wicket’s characteristics compared to the beginning. We challenged them with a squad that was not our entire squad since we were the away team and the circumstances were predetermined, and they had to respond. “Yes, we won’t have these conditions when the World Cup comes around—the ICC will make sure the pitches are good,” I informed the guys.
It’s impossible to call it a terrible wicket: Charith Asalanka
However, Charith Asalanka, the captain of Sri Lanka, recognized that the tracks in the second and third games were turning, but he also emphasized the importance of using and developing his team’s fast bowlers in these kinds of situations.
“When your pacers, such as Nuwan Thushara and Matheesha Pathirana, aren’t given enough chances to bowl on decent wickets, that’s when you truly put your team to the test. Asalanka said, “I know you have home advantage, but what good does that do for your team’s growth, especially for your fast bowlers who can bowl and affect the game?
Asalanka refuted the allegations made about the pitches’ characteristics, citing the Lankan team’s ability to score more than 160 runs. “The first game didn’t go as planned, but we were also anticipating a spinning wicket. After that, things changed significantly in the second game, but we were still able to score 162, and we were able to chase down 163 in 18 overs. Asalanka said, “I don’t think you can really say it’s a bad wicket if you look at the scores.”
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The West Indies displayed glimmers of their ability to tackle spin outside of the second game. They would be trying to improve their spin game in order to compete in the multi-team competition, as the T20 World Cup is less than two years away.
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