Sri Lanka cricket team has created history by defeating India 2-0 in the three-match ODI series. The team has won the ODI bilateral series against India after 27 years. India last lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka in 1997. Let us tell you, Sanath Jayasuriya, who is currently the head coach of the Sri Lankan team, was the player of the series at that time. The victory against India is very special for Sanath Jayasuriya in every way.

After the victory, Jayasuriya said that he was happy to be a part of Sri Lanka’s dressing room in the last two ODI series victories against India and he also praised the players a lot.

Sanath Jayasuriya is overjoyed after the victory

According to Cricbuzz, after the ODI series win against India, Sanath Jayasuriya said,

It was a long wait because I played that series in 1997 and a lot of runs were scored in that series. That was the last series we won against India. 27 years later I am part of the team and I am very happy to be part of these boys. They are a very good group of players and talented and the whole country must have seen what we can do.

We played well in the T20 series too- Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka had to face a 0-3 defeat in the T20 series against India. But the team made a strong comeback in the ODI series and kept the pressure on Team India right from the first match.

Sanath Jayasuriya further said,

The boys have gone through a very tough time. We played well during the T20 series as well, but the result was not what was expected. When we came back to Colombo, the players realised what went wrong and started playing well.

Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out due to injury during the first ODI. After which the team’s problems seemed to be increasing. But Jeffrey Vandersay replaced Hasaranga in the next two matches and played brilliantly. Jeffrey Vandersay took 6 wickets in the second ODI. Sanath Jayasuriya also praised Vandersay’s performance in the series.