Need to address batting woes before World Cup: Chris Silverwood

Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood has blamed the senior batters for failing to step up in the second ODI and said they will have to learn their lessons before they return to India for the World Cup later this yearFrom 103 for 1 in 172 overs Sri Lanka were done in by some quality spin bowling and folded for a paltry 215 inside 40 overs after opting to bat on a beautiful flat deck at Eden GardensIndia overcame some early jitters to secure a fourwicket win that gave them an unassailable 20 lead in the threematch ODI seriesWe got ourselves to blame We had a great start which was superb But when the spin came on we lost wickets at regular intervals and put us under pressure Silverwood said at the postmatch media conference here on ThursdayWe cant keep losing wickets We should have posted a big score on the back of a good start Twothree senior players in the middle order needed to step up and post a big score for us and that did not happen for usWe have to learn to post big scores With the World Cup coming back here in a few months time we have to make sure to learn the lessons with the bat and the ball as wellAlso readIndia bowl out Sri Lanka for 215Leftarm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav 351 triggered the collapse claiming three wickets in his first five overs while Axar Patel bagged 1 for 16 from his five oversSri Lanka also lost their topscorer Nuwanidu Fernando by runout in that middle phase as in no time they were reduced to 126 for 6 It took some lusty hitting from late order batters to go past the 200markObviously some good Indian bowling but we didnt play well in that middle phase Maybe there was a bit of help for the spinner and the ball was holding a bit but the fact is it was not a pitch where you will be bowled out Silverwood saidA lot of credit to the Indian side for the way they bowled and fought Losing those wickets obviously made it difficult for us We liked to have pushed on certainly its something that we need to addressThe Indian bowlers operate in their own conditions hit length hard consistently on good areas Im at least happy that we have managed to look at them before we come here for the World Cup in OctoberNovember I hope that we can address that he signed offSri Lanka will face India in the third and final ODI on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever