If asked to any Bangladeshi player or official, one would get a simple answer that the players could not perform as per their potential.

But Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene's explanation on Tuesday was different.

"Sri Lanka never take any team lightly, especially when we play against teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, we always try to be more careful. Because we know that complacency can make an upset," said the 28-year old Jayawardene during his side's practice session at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium.

"Our young players are very much aware about that. We take Bangladesh and Australia in same way. That is why you have to perform your best to do something different against us," added the soft-spoken skipper.

He smilingly agreed that they learnt the lesson from their defeat against lowly Kenya during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

The visiting captain also warned that some of their top batsmen including himself are eagerly waiting to make up for their disappointing batting in the first match.

"Yes, we had a comprehensive victory yesterday but we are very much focused on the second game. We will make sure that we play good cricket and you know that some batsmen like Sanath (Jayasuriya) didn't bat well in the first match. We know what Bangladesh offered in the second innings, so there is hardly any chance to think about another easy sail.

"Despite an easy victory we had a very good session here. We needed this to get accustomed with the condition. So you can understand that we are not taking Bangladesh lightly," he added.

Replying to a question, Sri Lanka skipper said that he could not understand what kind of strategy Bangladesh adopted against them in the first match.

"They might have tried to put pressure on us playing some wild shots but I don't know what they actually wanted to do. Definitely my bowlers were disciplined. They bowled with a big heart and they bowled in the right area," he added.