Asia Cup 2025: We dont have psychological block in opposition to India, this workforce can go very far, says Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has asserted his facet would not have a “mental block” in opposition to India after happening within the Super Over to Suryakumar Yadav and Co in an inconsequential Asia Cup Super 4s match.

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh produced a superb Super Over to win the sport for his facet right here on Friday after Sri Lanka matched India’s 202 runs on the finish of 20 overs with opener Pathum Nissanka smashing a belligerent century.

The legendary cricketer mentioned that he was pretty glad along with his boys, saying this workforce can go very far regardless of Sri Lanka shedding all three Super 4s video games within the event.

“I would’ve preferred to finish games in normal time. No captain or coach wants to go to a Super Over,” mentioned Jayasuriya throughout the post-match press convention.

“Unfortunately, Dasun (Shanaka) missed completing the third run. But no, there’s no mental block against India. Our batting line-up is strong, and we’ve given them confidence. Chasing 200 (203) is never easy, but we almost did it, which shows the quality we have,” he added.

Sri Lanka had suffered the same defeat in 2024 throughout the third T20I in Pallekele once they made a large number of a simple chase to be on the mercy of a ‘Super Over’, which India received.

Jayasuriya praised Nissanka (107) and Kusal Perera (58 off 32 balls) whose second-wicket stand yielded 127 runs in simply 70 balls.

“When you are chasing 202 (203), you need to hold discovering boundaries. Their partnership was the important thing. The momentum shifted after we began shedding wickets. That’s pure in a chase as a result of somebody has to take dangers.

“Sadly, Pathum acquired out on the improper time, and afterward, the ball started to show extra. Still, it was an excellent recreation of cricket.

“Kusal is one of the best players of spin in our team. He played that role well again, though I’d have liked him to bat longer. Both took calculated risks, and when they wanted boundaries, they executed them. Pathum also had a bit of a hamstring issue recently but still gave 100 per cent for the team, which shows his commitment.” The batting nice added that one of many causes for Sri Lanka’s defeats was the workforce’s sluggishness in adapting to the wickets.

“In T20 cricket, assessing situations shortly is every part. In Abu Dhabi, for instance, the first-round pitches had tempo and bounce, however within the second spherical, issues modified, and we have been too sluggish to adapt. That price us.

“The disappointment was the Bangladesh match within the Super Fours — 168 on that pitch was a superb rating, however we did not bowl properly sufficient to defend it. Against Pakistan, we did not assess the situations (in Abu Dhabi) shortly sufficient, and have been late to adapt.

“Today (Friday), India performed very properly to recover from 200. Our boys confirmed they’re able to chasing that, however once more we simply fell quick. Apart from that Bangladesh recreation, I’m pretty glad, although disenchanted to not attain the ultimate. We have the batting and bowling high quality.

“The key is to execute plans according to conditions and opposition. If we do that consistently, this team can go very far,” he mentioned.