da jogodeouro： Marvan Atapattu has said that he expects the final to be a fiercely contested affair
Wisden Cricinfo staff31-Jul-2004
Marvan Atapattu: on the way to his first tournament win?© Getty Images
Marvan Atapattu has said that he expects the final to be a fiercely contested affair. While maintaining that the toss could be a crucial factor, Atapattu also felt minimising errors would be the key to the contest.”There are two good sides playing well at the moment,” Atapattu was quoted as saying in the . “I expect the final to be a close contest. The team that makes the lesser number of mistakes will win.”Meanwhile Sanath Jayasuriya was keen to make amends for his reckless shot at a crucial juncture during Tuesday’s four-run loss to India. “It is disappointing that I couldn’t finish off the game against India,” Jayasuriya told . “I don’t want to get a hundred and Sri Lanka to lose the match. This is the first time it has happened when I have got a hundred and Sri Lanka have lost [while chasing].”It was very disappointing. I’m not worried about getting a hundred; I’m not that kind of a person who goes after hundreds but I would have been happy had we won.”Jayasuriya also felt that Sri Lanka still held the psychological edge, since they made a fist of the chase after being in a precarious situation. “We had lost the match halfway through and then we came back so strongly and almost won it. We also didn’t play [Chaminda] Vaas and Murali. I think we have the advantage.”