We were outplayed, concedes Sangakkara

Quotes

1. “ We were out-batted and out-bowled, mostly out-bowled. We created chances right along but catching at crucial times let us down. We were never able to continuously put pressure on the Indian batsmen. ”

2. “ It's more the singles and stopping the singles and keeping batsmen on strike. If singles are going as well as the boundaries, then you are in a bit of trouble. We tried as many fielding options as we could, but it didn't work. ”

3. “ Our fast bowlers sometimes created chances but then onwards it was a tough graft. They (India) were always ahead of the game when it came to their batting but (Tillakaratne) Dilshan, Mahela, (Jayawardene), Prasanna (Jayawardene), Thilan (Samaraweera) and Angelo (Mathews) batted well and tried hard. But it was not to be. You have got to be realistic about it and say yes we were outplayed. ”

4. “ We wanted to try and prolong it as long as possible, but once you lost six wickets the final day is going to be tough, but everyone wanted to fight as long as possible. ”

Entities Mentioned

• India
• Sri Lanka
• ODI
• Kumar Sangakkara
• Jayawardene
• Mahela
• Tillakaratne
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni

1. A disappointed Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said his side was completely outplayed in the Test series and blamed the 0-2 loss on his bowlers' inability to either contain or dismiss India's formidable batting line-up. (Read Full Article)

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