da realbet： Captain Sanath Jayasuriya acclaimed his side’s three-nil series whitewashover West Indies as one of the finest ever performances by Sri Lanka
da aviator aposta： Charlie Austin03-Dec-2001Captain Sanath Jayasuriya acclaimed his side’s three-nil series whitewashover West Indies as one of the finest ever performances by Sri Lanka.Speaking after the home team completed their 10-wicket victory and theirfirst series whitewash on Monday afternoon, he said: “This was one of thebest series we ever played and the key factor was that both the bowlers andthe batsmen struck form together.””We really played as a team and the team spirit has been good throughout. Wewere a bit down after we lost the final to Pakistan in Sharjah but we had along chat and knew we had a very good chance of beating the West Indies. Butwe never thought that we could do it with a three-nil margin.”West Indies started the day on 145 for two before being bowled out for 262as they lost their last five wickets for just 18 runs.”It was crucial we got Lara, Hooper and Sarwan out early because they havebeen playing well in this series,” said Jayasuriya. “But the key to our winhere was that our batsmen gave us a lead of 237 in the first innings.”Jayasuriya praised the efforts of left-arm fast-bowler who took 14 wicketsin the match to record the second best figures in Sri Lanka’s 19-year Testhistory.”With Muralitharan getting five or six wickets all the time Vaas has notbeen in the limelight, but he has been regularly picking up three of fourwickets,” he said. “This Test, however, Vaas picked up seven wickets in eachinnings I am very happy for him.”He bowled really well. The wicket was so easy to bat on and he got hiswickets with reverse swing. It’s not easy to bat when Vaas is swinging theball both ways with the old ball.””With Vaas bowling so well and with Dilhara and Zoysa, we have now have,fitness permitting, a good combination of fast bowlers, especially for nextworld cup.Coach Dav Whatmore, clearly delighted and with a rare grin on his face,spoke afterwards of a newfound confidence in the side.”When West Indies got 390 runs without anyone saying anything the atmospherein the dressing room was that we could get those runs and then get a lead,”he said”It is tremendous achievement to win a three Test series three-nil in just19 years of Test cricket. We are really happy””With every Test match that is played we have a number players gainingvaluable experience and with us winning they learn quicker. From their pointof view it’s great to see them kick on and mature so quickly.”
