London: Jun 14, 2013
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara described his match-winning unbeaten knock of 134 against England in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on Thursday as one of the best innings of his career.
"Yeah, it has to be. And I am pretty happy about it and am all the more so as we won the match and we kept ourselves alive in the tournament," Sangakkara said when asked if it was one of his best knocks.
He also gave credit to Mahela Jayawardene and Nuwan Kulasekara for his side's win. "We had to play well at the start, see off Jimmy Anderson but Mahela played really well and we got on top of it. Kulasekara took the pressure off me and those two big overs, off Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, were decisive," said
Sangakkara after guiding his side to a seven-wicket win over England at the Oval.
Sangakkara, who was adjudged man-of-the-match, said his side would now focus on beating Australia in their last Group A match to book a berth in the semifinals.
"That's the Champions Trophy for you, the pressure is on, players aspire to play in it. I'm pleased to have done well today. We've got to win another one, the Aussies are a tough outfit so we'll have to prepare well."
Captain Angelo Mathews was all praise for Sangakkara for his match-winning knock. "We needed this win, to be honest. We started confidently and the bowlers were really good in the middle overs, we just had one go for 20 runs near the end," he said.
"Sanga batted really well, it's great to have a player like him at number three. We had a chat at the break with the batters, thought it might swing and seam a little but the pitch played really well," he said.
Asked about the promotion of Nuwan Kulasekara up the order, which paid off today, Mathews said, "The
management decided [to promote Kulasekara], he's been batting really well and it paid off.
"The last game we were rusty, in the field missing catches but we can keep improving," he added.
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara described his match-winning unbeaten knock of 134 against England in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on Thursday as one of the best innings of his career.
"Yeah, it has to be. And I am pretty happy about it and am all the more so as we won the match and we kept ourselves alive in the tournament," Sangakkara said when asked if it was one of his best knocks.
He also gave credit to Mahela Jayawardene and Nuwan Kulasekara for his side's win. "We had to play well at the start, see off Jimmy Anderson but Mahela played really well and we got on top of it. Kulasekara took the pressure off me and those two big overs, off Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, were decisive," said
Sangakkara after guiding his side to a seven-wicket win over England at the Oval.
Sangakkara, who was adjudged man-of-the-match, said his side would now focus on beating Australia in their last Group A match to book a berth in the semifinals.
"That's the Champions Trophy for you, the pressure is on, players aspire to play in it. I'm pleased to have done well today. We've got to win another one, the Aussies are a tough outfit so we'll have to prepare well."
Captain Angelo Mathews was all praise for Sangakkara for his match-winning knock. "We needed this win, to be honest. We started confidently and the bowlers were really good in the middle overs, we just had one go for 20 runs near the end," he said.
"Sanga batted really well, it's great to have a player like him at number three. We had a chat at the break with the batters, thought it might swing and seam a little but the pitch played really well," he said.
Asked about the promotion of Nuwan Kulasekara up the order, which paid off today, Mathews said, "The
management decided [to promote Kulasekara], he's been batting really well and it paid off.
"The last game we were rusty, in the field missing catches but we can keep improving," he added.
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