The Indian skipper, Shikhar Dhawan had expressed a feeling of pride for his team for putting up a good fight despite being faced with adverse circumstances as they lost the low-scoring second T20 International against Sri Lanka, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

With most of the power-hitters including, Suryakumar, Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Prithvi Shaw, etc in isolation after Krunal Pandya’s COVID-19 positive case, the Indain team only managed to reach the meager score of 132 for 5 on a slow track which Sri Lanka chased down with two balls to spare.

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Talking about the Indian players during the post-match presentation, Shikhar Dhawan said, “The surface had turn and it was stopping a bit. Of course, we knew one batsman was short and we knew we had to construct the innings smartly and we had to content ourselves at some point.”

Crediting his bowlers and batsmen, Shikhar Dhawan said, “But yeah, we were 10-15 runs short/ I am very proud of the boys because we gave a very good fight. That never-say-die attitude and taking the game to the last over while defending just 132, credit to both bowlers and batters.”

Dhawan’s Sri Lankan counterpart Dasun Shanaka thanked the BCCI for standing by their board and agreeing to play the series in these tough times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Dasun Shanaka elaborated, “I thought if we could contain them to a low total, we could chase it. We were not able to capitalize in the first six overs. But DDS and Wanindu Hasaranga bailed us out. I should thank the BCCI and SLC for this opportunity because this is a huge opportunity for young guys in these times.”