Two captains

"We knew their spinners would be the most difficult for us to face, and he's certainly had a big impact on the game.

"It was probably the biggest difference in the game, the fact that their spinners did dictate to us through the middle of our innings.

"A lot of their guys have been playing Twenty20 over last few months, but we've had a few guys at the IPL as well.

"It's irrelevant really. We knew what we had to do and unfortunately, in the last two games, we haven't been good enough to do it."

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"It's been a wonderful experience for everybody. We have about 13 Sri Lankan players in the IPL, a few more going in next year hopefully," he said.

"Even if some of the players don't get consistent games the fact that they are there, they are rubbing shoulders with some of the greats of the game, they're learning from that experience, they're training hard, they're learning to innovate.

"And it keeps them on their toes to see how much they have to improve and really perform to be recognised in world cricket and I think that will drive our cricketers forward and upwards."