Felt team was playing with fear but England win should change that: Mahela

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Last Updated : Jun 22 2019 | 1:20 PM IST

Sri Lankan's shock win over England should change things for the better, feels batting great Mahela Jayawardene, after a run of matches in which they seemed to have "played with a little bit of fear".

Defending a relatively modest target of 233, Sri Lanka bowled out favourites England for 212 for a 20-run win at the Headingley on Friday.

"I hope this game will give Sri Lanka a lot of confidence in this ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. They have beaten one of the best teams in the world, and they need to believe in themselves," Jayawardene wrote in his column for the ICC.

"At times it feels like they have played with a little bit of fear and have not been able to really express themselves. This win should change that."
"Big players perform in big games and that is what he did, removing Root and then Jos Buttler who could have won the game for England as well."
"Even after they had batted, I felt that it was a competitive total because the wicket was fairly slow."
"At times I wanted him to be more aggressive, but with wickets falling around him, he produced a great innings and was the rock of that batting line-up. A word also for Avishka Fernando. His performance should give Sri Lankan fans a lot of hope for the future."

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First Published: Jun 22 2019 | 1:20 PM IST

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