Pothas 'proud of' T20 team despite losing series
Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas is looking at their dismal streak of losing seven straight limited-overs matches in the UAE as "five defeats and two good games". When SriLanka lost a thrilling T20 on Friday night in Abu Dhabi by two wickets, it was their 15th consecutive loss in limited-overs matches, having last won a match in ODIs or T20Is in July against Zimbabwe. They have won Tests since then - one against Zimbabwe and two against Pakistan - but have not been able to carry the form in the other formats.
"I wouldn't say it is seven defeats," Pothas said after the narrow loss on Friday. "I would say five defeats and two good games. In the five ODIs, we didn't compete. When I look at that, I'm most proud to see the way Pakistan celebrated after winning against that bunch of guys; it makes me very proud. I don't see it is as seven, it is definitely five and two split.
"Yeah, you can say this is the best match we have played. It is funny because we arrived here and played two good Test matches. I'm very happy with those but probably we let ourselves down in the five ODIs. Then this game was super and a bitter pill to swallow."