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Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka Captain): "To be honest, the intent just wasn’t there from the start. Credit to the Zimbabwe bowlers, as they hit the right lengths, mixed it up beautifully, and kept us under pressure throughout. But with the experience we have, we should’ve started better. If we had shown intent early and avoided losing wickets in clusters, we could’ve put up a much stronger performance.

Getting bowled out for 95 on a wicket this good is simply unacceptable, especially with the kind of players we have, as most of them have played 50-plus matches. These are the conditions where we should be maximizing our batting, and we failed to do that today. Hopefully, with another game coming up soon, we can bounce back quickly and perform the way we know we can.

About Sanath - yes, he will definitely have some strong words. He’s a legend of the game, he knows these situations inside out, and he understands how to handle players. He’s been giving us a lot of confidence, and it’s disappointing that we couldn’t deliver. But we’ll learn from this and come back stronger."