England captain Eoin Morgan expressed disappointment at his side’s batting botch-up against Sri Lanka, at Headingley, but maintained that the team will come back strong in the upcoming games of the ongoing World Cup 2019.
“We didn’t deserve to win today’s game,” Morgan told reporters after England folded for 212, 20 runs short of the target, in their second loss of the tournament. “You look at the basics of a run chase. Partnerships are very important and we struggled to get enough going. We had a couple of individual innings but that’s not good enough to win a game.”
Sri Lanka’s indifferent run in the World Cup continues; they are currently fifth on the points table with two wins and as many losses. Karunaratne isn’t overly concerned about a semi-final spot at the moment, and wants his side to take small steps as the tournament progresses further.
“We are not thinking about it [semi-final chances]. We are taking it one by one. Next game is against South Africa. We want to win that. The focus is on that match. We’re planning it one by one.”
