India usually play on good wickets and small boundaries, says Sri Lanka spinner Theekshana

Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana discussed how they managed to defeat the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team in a three-match ODI series held in Sri Lanka.

The first match was tied, but Sri Lanka secured a 32-run victory in the second match. In the decisive third match, Theekshana took two wickets, contributing to Sri Lanka's dominant 110-run win, clinching the series.

Theekshana pointed out that India typically plays on good wickets with small boundaries, whereas Sri Lanka was more familiar with the Premadasa pitch, which offered them a significant advantage due to its turn-friendly nature.

“They (India) usually play on good wickets and small boundaries in India. We knew playing in Premadasa, if there's little bit turn, we can take advantage because we have good spinners" said Theekshana in post match conference.

He emphasized that this series win was a crucial confidence booster for Sri Lanka, especially after their disappointment of losing the T20I series 3-0.

“For me, it's a confidence-booster as a team. We lost the T20 series 3-0. The whole team was disappointed and we took it as a motivation. Very happy to play the last game and win the series after 1997. It's a huge victory for us and I am really proud to be part of the XI,” Theekshana said.

Theekshana also noted that Rohit Sharma attempted to attack him, and he credited the entire team for their historic series win.

“Rohit came into bat and he attacked me, Asitha got a good start, came back and got Shubman and then Wellalage was brilliant, Vandersay did a great job ... Hasaranga in the first game, Akila bowled economically in both the games. I wanted to bowl more dot balls. It was a team effort. All the players contributed, that's why we ended up winning 2-0.” he added.