When we hit the 34 over mark, it was getting dark and we needed to be on top of the Duckworth-Lewis. Unfortunately we couldn’t use the lights, so we had to stay on top of the D/L. We lost a couple of wickets and then it was all over for us, Mathews told journalists yesterday at the post match media conference. If we can use the lights, it will be good because it gets a bit dark in the evening. I’m not really sure why, but we were told at the Match Referee’s meeting we won’t be able to use it, Mathews added. A target of 305 looked stiff, but when Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne were in the middle it looked possible. We had a good game in our hands. Unfortunately the situation changes and we’ve got to go with the situation. In the end we had to change our approach a little because of the light, Mathews went onto add. However, the Sri Lankan captain admitted that his side had played poorly and indicated that light wasn’t the cause for defeat. We didn’t play well. The South Africans played better cricket than us today, and we were a bit rusty – particularly at the crease. We dropped some crucial catches. Our middle order batting shot selection was not good, so that cost us the game.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:22:53 +0000
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