Sri Lanka aim for positives in Twenty20 series against India

Sri lanka’s players would be aiming to salvage something positive in the Twenty20 series against India starting in Cuttack. (PTI)

Updated on: Dec 19, 2017 8:17 PM IST

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Sri lanka’s players would be aiming to salvage something positive in the Twenty20 series against India starting in Cuttack. (PTI)

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Sri Lanka practised ahead of the first Twenty20 International starting on December 20 in Cuttack. (AP)

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Thisara Perera is hopeful that the team can turn their poor form around in the ongoing series vs India. (AP)

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Angelo Matehws, who did not bowl much in the ODI series, will be the key for Sri Lanka yet again. (AFP)

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Niroshan Dickwella (L) and Sadeera Samarawickrama will be hoping to play aggressively. (AFP)

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Dickwella, in particular, has taken the attack to the Indian bowlers but has failed to carry on. (AFP)

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Upul Tharanga impressed with a magnificent 95 in Visakhapatnam and also went past 1000 ODI runs in 2017. (AFP)

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Sri Lanka’s cricketers trained hard as they looked to give India a fight. (PTI)

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The last time Sri Lanka played a Twenty20 series in India, they lost 2-1. (PTI)

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Sri Lanka will be determined to salvage a series win on a tour where they lost the Test 0-1 and ODIs 1-2. (PTI)

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Thisara Perera stated in the press conference that Sri Lanka looked to ‘flush out the negatives’ and go for the win. (AFP)