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DUBAI: Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka shared his thoughts on his side’s narrow win over Hong Kong in the eighth fixture of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Sri Lanka chased down the 150-run target, losing six wickets with seven balls to spare.
At one stage, the Islanders were cruising at 119 in 15 overs. However, three wickets in the 15th and 16th overs halted their progress.
It was eventually up to Wanindu Hasaranga, who struck 20 off nine to help his team cross the finishing line.
Speaking in the post-match presentation, Charith Asalanka highlighted areas of improvement and opened up on quick wickets.
“In that moment, I think our heart was in our mouths. Few areas I am really disappointed about. First three overs when we were bowling, and then the 16th over, we lost a couple of wickets, and then I lost my wicket,” he said.
Asalanka stressed the importance of improvement and stated that they cannot afford for it to happen too often.
“In the shorter format, these things can happen but it cannot keep happening consistently. We have to analyse it and improve ourselves,” he added.
Regarding the first innings score, he expressed confidence, mentioning the conditions and praising Hong Kong for batting really well.
“Felt confident because the pitch was looking good. Credit goes to them, they batted really well and we bowled badly in the first three overs. This is not the way we wanted to play.
When we are playing these sides, there is a pressure always. But we are professionals and as professionals, we have to do much better than this,” Sri Lanka captain concluded.
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