Dasun Shanaka says Sri Lanka ‘batted badly’ vs England
3 min readUpdated: Feb 22, 2026 07:06 PM IST Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka cut a disappointing figure after his team were skittled out for just 95 runs against England in their first Super 8 match at Pallekele. He, however, said that it was mostly down to his batters batting badly than England bowling brilliance. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “Clearly, it’s very disappointing, but at the same time, we had a lot of positives in the ball. So I think we kept them towards a total which was at least 20 runs under par. I expected my players to bat well. A combination of all the things (on the reasons for the low-scoring contest). I think the pitch played well. Certainly, it was a bit slow in the first innings, but with the lights on, it settled a bit. I wouldn’t say they bowled really well, we batted badly. We played some poor shots in critical intervals,” he said at the post-match presentation ceremony. England skipper Harry Brook also said that there were no demons …
