Lanka look for 'special' effort
Sri Lanka have won just five out of 27 completed ODIs this year. But if there's a way to turn around a disappointing year, it can't get better than ending it with their first-ever series win in India in the third and final ODI at Visakhapatnam today.
On the eve of the decider, India opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed confidence about the hosts' ability to demolish any side.
"The calibre we have got, once we settle, we can demolish any side," Dhawan said in the pre-match press conference on Saturday.
He added: "It is a final game for us but we are used to it. We have strong side and we believe in our ability and skills, so we are just going play it like any other game".
Dhawan, however, cautioned the hosts against any sort of complacency going into the series decider as he felt that the islanders will come prepared.
"We have learnt a lot of things when we played in Kolkata and Dharamasala. It was a seaming and damp wicket. We went with a positive intent though it did not go our way.
On the other hand Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera said the Islanders were well prepared for the series decider against India and would look to do "something special" in conditions similar to those back home.
"Definitely, Vizag is similar to Sri Lanka when it comes to weather and stuff. Mohali and Dharamsala were completely different. It was a total different story. We are well prepared. Here I hope we will be able to do something special as this is something similar to what we find at home," he said.
Perera said the team had a couple of training sessions and prepared well and they were taking it like just another game, before adding that the hosts would be under pressure.
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