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We will not be taking Holland lightly, says Jayasuriya CricInfo - 15 September 2002
Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya claims his side will not take tournament minnows Holland lightly in their day-night clash at Premadasa International Stadium on Monday. Holland are yet to win an official One-Day International after five attempts and have already struggled here in their practice games, losing to both Bangladesh and Kenya. "We cannot take things lightly," said Jayasuriya. "We have to win and play serious cricket. They are a new side who we know very little about." The team management and selectors met during Sri Lanka's final practice session and there is only one expected change from the side that crushed Pakistan in front of a full house last Thursday. "We are thinking of one change at the moment with Kumar Dharmasena coming in place of Upul Chandana. We need to look at our options and although he's experienced he needs a game," said Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya, the man of the match against Pakistan, will play: "The shoulder was painful but has improved after icing and physiotherapy. I will play but will probably not bowl – I don't want to take the risk." He wants the team to improve their fielding: "The game against Pakistan gave us a lot of confidence. We bowled really well but I was not happy with the fielding and we need to improve that area of our game." Sri Lanka, assuming that they beat Holland, look set to play Australia in the semi-finals.
Holland Robert van Oosterom, Tim de Leede, Edgar Schiferli, Nick Statham, Bas Zuiderent, Jacob-Jan Esmeijer, Luuk van Troost, Roland Lefebvre (capt), Reinout Scholte (wk), Daan van Bunge, Victor Grandia, Feiko Kloppenburg, Hendrik-Jan Mol, Adeel Raja. Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (capt), Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Hasantha Fernando, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Pulasthi Gunaratne
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