Sri Lanka’s white ball collection towards Zimbabwe beginning on the weekend is an opportunity for the crew to indicate enchancment after final 12 months’s dismal World Cup marketing campaign, skipper Kusal Mendis mentioned on Friday.
Mendis led the crew to a second-from-bottom putting on the World Cup, after captain Dasun Shanaka withdrew injured, ending forward solely of the Netherlands.
Appointed one-day captain this week, Mendis mentioned the crew had educated intensely to bolster their fielding, after 16 catches had been dropped in India.
“Fielding is one area that we have worked really hard during the last two weeks. It was a big letdown for us during the World Cup,” he mentioned.
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“It was bitterly disappointing. We could have fared better in the World Cup had we been more disciplined on the field,” he added.
“I can promise you that there’s been a lot of hard work and you can see the results in this upcoming series.”
Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will play three ODIs beginning Saturday adopted by three T20 fixtures, all in Colombo.
The one-day matches kind a part of the Super League that may decide qualification for the subsequent ODI World Cup, in southern Africa in 2027.
The previous two World Cups had been restricted to 10 groups, which means two-time champions West Indies missed out on the India showpiece.
Eleventh-ranked Zimbabwe additionally missed the final two tournaments, after attending each World Cup from 1983 to 2015, and captain Craig Ervine welcomed plans to accommodate extra groups within the subsequent version.
“It is hugely important that more teams compete in global events such as World Cups. It’s better for cricket,” he mentioned.
“Teams like us don’t get to play top teams like India, Australia and England often and events like the World Cup are the only occasion we get to compete against the best.”
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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