Thursday, July 5, 2012

Mahela praised Mathews and Junaid

After Yesterdays Match Mahela Jayawardena Sri Lankan captain has praised the performance of two youngsters of both teams Angelo Mathews and Junaid Khan.
Angelo batted positively and we would have loved him to bat through and get a big one. But the time he spent batting he looked really in control. That's what we wanted from him batting in that position as it was a psychological battle. Both teams were trying to get on top of each other there wasn't much for us to gain from that situation," said Jayawardene.  
Talking about Junaid Mahela stated,
"Also, from what we've seen of Junaid, he has definitely got the talent. He is like any other Pakistani bowler - he knows what to do with the older ball and create angles, so he is a handful.
"You have to give credit to Junaid, he came back with a purpose after lunch on the final day and bowled good areas and created opportunities, and all of a sudden we lost three or four wickets very quickly. That was disappointing for us, but credit should go to the Pakistanis for the way they

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