Sri Lanka did that notably in the 1996 and 2007 World Cups. They beat India in the Asia Cup in 2008. They knocked India out of the World Twenty20 in the West Indies in 2010. At some time, though, the two teams' management became too friendly, and started making the teams play against each other every other day. The sting was taken out of the contest, and skill bred some insipidness. That India has been dominating their neighbours of late would be an apt assessment.
Sri Lanka wants that edge against India back, especially in matches outside India. A day before their second game in the triangular against India, Kumar Sangakkara said India were vulnerable when playing them in neutral venues. "Our strength has always been playing India away from India," Sangakkara said. "India is always strong in India, with the smaller grounds and conditions they are used to. But away from home we have always done very well against them."
That may be true in neutral venues in Asia, where Sri Lanka have a 7-2 win-loss record against India since 1999, but outside Asia India have thoroughly dominated: they hold an 8-1 advantage in that period, with their only defeat coming in a rain-reduced game in Canberra in 2008. For that record to improve, Sri Lanka will have to start batting better. Their bowlers and fielders did an astral job in Perth against Australia, but the batsmen messed up a chase of 232.
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Sri Lanka wants that edge against India back, especially in matches outside India. A day before their second game in the triangular against India, Kumar Sangakkara said India were vulnerable when playing them in neutral venues. "Our strength has always been playing India away from India," Sangakkara said. "India is always strong in India, with the smaller grounds and conditions they are used to. But away from home we have always done very well against them."
That may be true in neutral venues in Asia, where Sri Lanka have a 7-2 win-loss record against India since 1999, but outside Asia India have thoroughly dominated: they hold an 8-1 advantage in that period, with their only defeat coming in a rain-reduced game in Canberra in 2008. For that record to improve, Sri Lanka will have to start batting better. Their bowlers and fielders did an astral job in Perth against Australia, but the batsmen messed up a chase of 232.
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