The national cricket
team’s confidence is high after a convincing nine wicket victory in the second
ODI against India at Hambantota, with more than 30 over to spare, but
vice-captain Angelo Mathews was cautious about the threat posed by the
tourists, who have an excellent recent record, at the venue for today’s third
ODI.
A full house is expected
at the R. Premadasa Stadium and Mathews expected India to bounce back after a
poor show in the last ODI. "Even though it was a convincing victory and we
were good in all three departments, we can’t relax against the Indians, because
they can come back hard at us," said Mathews.
India number three
batsman Virat Kohli, prior to being dismissed for one in the second game at
Hambantota, had a purple patch against the Sri Lankans, having smashed three
successive centuries prior to that.
Mathews, the Sri Lankan
vice-captain, said his side had plans against Kohli. "We have plans for
individuals, but we don’t take them individually. All of India’s top six are
capable of making big scores and we look at them as a unit."
Keywords – SriLankan Team
cautious about Indian challenges, R Premadasa Stadium, Mathews the Sri Lankan
vice-captain.
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