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'Game Should Have Never Gone To Super Over': Head Coach Jayasuriya Attacks SL Batters

Jayasuriya fires shot at SL batters [X] Jayasuriya fires shot at SL batters [X]

Sri Lanka's head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya has come hard at the batters after a dismal showing in the T20I series against India.

The Lankan Lions had the first game in their bag, but lost from a winning position. Similarly, the bowlers inflicted the damage on the Indian batters in the final match, but the Lankan side failed to chase down a paltry 138, and lost the third T20I in the Super Over, thus getting clean sweeped.

Jayasuriya fires back at Sri Lankan batters

In the aftermath of a shambolic showing, head coach Jayasuriya acknowledged that the fans have every right to criticise the players, and even he didn't mince his words while talking about the performance of the Sri Lankan side.

"The third game should never have gone to a Super Over," Jayasuriya acknowledged. "As coaches, you can tell stuff but handling pressure is for those out in the middle. We are aware that part-time bowlers (Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav) had got those crucial wickets. It is disappointing.

He also criticised Kusal Perera, one of the senior most batters in the side for not finishing off the game when his side had the upper hand.

"Kusal Perera from the middle had made a gesture to send a right-hander in. His intentions of letting us know that a right-hander was needed is correct. We were prepared for the routine batting line-up. But when the set batter sends a message you need to listen to that. I would have been happier had Kusal Perera finished it off."

After a drubbing in the T20Is, the caravan will now shift towards the ODI leg of the tour. The first match takes place on Friday, August 2. All the ODI matches will take place in Colombo and Sri Lanka will look for an improved performance in the 50-over format.