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Sangakkara wants bowlers to improve

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara urged his bowlers to stem the flow of runs in the first 15 overs despite comfortable wins in both of its World Cup warm-up matches.

Sri Lanka produced another near-perfect show against the West Indies with a four-wicket win at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, following its 156-run thrashing of the Netherlands.

“It's good to have won both the warm-up matches,” said Sangakkara after the match.

“I think there is still a lot of work to be done, mainly the first 15 overs. They were a worry and they were not good enough for World Cup cricket.”

“I think we should have chased it down with one or two wickets less than we did, but I think mentally we are slightly better chasing under lights now probably than a few years ago.”

West Indian captain Darren Sammy felt his team should have scored more runs after Gayle gave them a good start.

“We should have scored more runs than we did, because we were well placed after 15 overs and then got some key wickets when they chased, but we didn't finish it off, that's what we should do when we play the main tournament,” he said. The West Indies faces a tough opening game in Group ‘B' against South Africa in New Delhi on February 24, but Sammy believes his team is battle-ready. — AFP

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