<p class="bodytext">Skipper Thisara Perera is confident of a Sri Lanka comeback in the T20 series against India, insisting that his side would look to "flush out" the negativity following heavy defeats in the preceding Tests and ODIs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From being ordinary in the Test series, Sri Lanka caught India unawares with a surprise bowling effort in the first one-day international, but could not capitalise on the momentum and lost the series 1-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the long tour enters its final leg, both teams are looking to shift to T20 mode.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a bad ODI series but we have to take good things from the first match. There were a lot of positives. We have to flush out the negatives. It's a new series and we hope to start well," Perera said on the eve of the T20I series opener at the Barabati Stadium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have good talents, death bowlers, power hitters. We will do our best tomorrow. I've to give more confidence to the young players. I don't think they have pressure, they have to give 100 per cent. Personally I know they have good mindset and they can come very strongly."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ODI series was locked one-all after Rohit Sharma single-handedly led the side with his record third double hundred.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the ODI series decider, Upul Tharanga fired and his team was on course to cross 300 at one stage, only to manage 215.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We got a good start but then we didn't execute our plans, that's the main reason why we lost. It won't happen again and again. It was a one-off game," Perera said two days after India bounced back through spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India have rested many of their main team players, including skipper Virat Kohli and Perera said: "We don't think about just one player. We are concentrating on playing our game. I want to play my natural game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tharanga attacked the Indian bowling en route his 82-ball 95 and Perera gave credit to their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He made some technical changes which was the main reason to his success. I've to thank our batting coach."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka trained in the morning session but the team think tank sent a few players in the evening to check on dew.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"With a 7pm start, both teams will have to deal with dew. We have to look for a good start and build pressure. The main target is to get 150-plus."</p>
<p class="bodytext">Skipper Thisara Perera is confident of a Sri Lanka comeback in the T20 series against India, insisting that his side would look to "flush out" the negativity following heavy defeats in the preceding Tests and ODIs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From being ordinary in the Test series, Sri Lanka caught India unawares with a surprise bowling effort in the first one-day international, but could not capitalise on the momentum and lost the series 1-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the long tour enters its final leg, both teams are looking to shift to T20 mode.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a bad ODI series but we have to take good things from the first match. There were a lot of positives. We have to flush out the negatives. It's a new series and we hope to start well," Perera said on the eve of the T20I series opener at the Barabati Stadium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have good talents, death bowlers, power hitters. We will do our best tomorrow. I've to give more confidence to the young players. I don't think they have pressure, they have to give 100 per cent. Personally I know they have good mindset and they can come very strongly."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ODI series was locked one-all after Rohit Sharma single-handedly led the side with his record third double hundred.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the ODI series decider, Upul Tharanga fired and his team was on course to cross 300 at one stage, only to manage 215.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We got a good start but then we didn't execute our plans, that's the main reason why we lost. It won't happen again and again. It was a one-off game," Perera said two days after India bounced back through spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India have rested many of their main team players, including skipper Virat Kohli and Perera said: "We don't think about just one player. We are concentrating on playing our game. I want to play my natural game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tharanga attacked the Indian bowling en route his 82-ball 95 and Perera gave credit to their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He made some technical changes which was the main reason to his success. I've to thank our batting coach."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka trained in the morning session but the team think tank sent a few players in the evening to check on dew.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"With a 7pm start, both teams will have to deal with dew. We have to look for a good start and build pressure. The main target is to get 150-plus."</p>