Sri Lanka's annihilation by India in the recent Asia Cup summit clash in September could potentially have dented the confidence of the players, which led to another crushing defeat in their ICC World Cup 2023 league stage clash against the Men in Blue on Thursday, conceded their batting coach Naveed Nawaz.

Sri Lanka could only make 50 runs in the Asia Cup final in Colombo and India overhauled the target in just the seventh over, inflicting a crushing 10-wicket defeat on the hosts.