Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene emphasized on the toss factor following Sri Lanka’s seven-wicket loss in the Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup against Australia On Thursday.
Given the dew issue, Jayawardene believes that winning the toss will be very crucial for the teams and captains.
“There is a certain disadvantage with the dew coming in for teams like Sri Lanka, who depend a lot on their spinners for those variations and to get those wickets in the middle overs," Jayawardene told ESPN Cricinfo.
Jayawardene believes that dew played big role in Sri Lanka's loss against Australia last night.
"The Sri Lankan spinners tried earlier on, but the ball was skidding on. You did not see the kind of grip (for Sri Lankan spinners) that Adam Zampa was getting when he was bowling those lines and creating doubts in the batsmen’s minds," the 44-year-old added.
“We have seen throughout the tournament so far that the spinners have found it very difficult at the backend. It's an advantage (winning the toss) when you look at the bigger picture and the T20 World Cup. There will be a lot of pressure on captains to win the toss while playing in Dubai,” the former Lankan skipper concluded.
After a strong start (78-1 in 9.3 overs), Sri Lanka only managed to post 154/6 in 20 overs. In response, contributions from David Warner (65), skipper Aaron Finch (37), and Steve Smith (28*) helped Australia chase down the target in just 17 overs.
Only six of the 22 matches in the T20 World Cup 2021 have been won by the team batting first so far.
