Johannesburg, September 26: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara deprecated the wicket of the New Wanderer Stadium where his side lost by six wickets to England in a Champions Trophy match here yesterday.
Sri Lanka struggled to 212 all out as England pacers exploited the seamer friendly pitch to steer their side to an advantageous position.
“The wicket was not best for one-day cricket specially when you want to attract fans. It was not a typical one-day track. It looked like first day of a Test match,” Sangakkara said after the match.
“Still it’s up to us to perform in different conditions.”
The stumper batsman extolled his batsmen, who he said put up a brave fight.
“It was a good total. From where we were to build 212 was fantastic. The way (Thilan) Samaraweera, (Thilina) Kandmabi and Angelo (Mathews) batted was great. I still believe we played well,” he said.
–PTI