"We lost our grip in the game just when it seemed we were under control," Jayawardene told reporters after losing the match.On Tuesday's T20 game, Jayawardene said Lankans came back into the match in the last six overs, chasing over 150 to win. "It was important for us to keep wickets intact. We failed to do that and the pressure was building. Even after playing an extra batsman we failed to preserve our wickets.
We did not have batsmen to take us to victory because we lost too many wickets." Injuries in the team had a telling effect on the outcome, while inexperience in handling the situation by some of the replacement players had also contributed to the hosts' defeat. Sri Lanka lost Sangakkara through injury from the fourth game onwards, while bowling resources were depleted by injuries to several frontline bowlers. Jayawardene hoped that the inexperienced members of the team would learn from the mistakes and look to the future.
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