"The run-rate kept inching up. When it hit the 10-12-run mark, we couldn't generally hit the ball to the limit. So that was a purpose behind the breakdown. Additionally the shot determination was not by any means up to the imprint.
Particularly after the begin we had got, we could have quite recently drained it through however lamentably we continued taking those wrong alternatives.
" It was a reason he would go ahead to rehash various times in the public interview taking after the diversion, on Sunday (February 29).
"It's simply the way we played. We played truly poor cricket," he said.
For Mathews, the errand of vanquishing of Bangladesh was made harder by the nonattendance of key bowler Lasith Malinga because of a niggle. Malinga was coming back from harm following three months when he played the past amusement against UAE. After the diversion, he was obviously uncomfortable and focused on that it took a strong toll on his body. Mathews was uncertain if Malinga would take any further part in this arrangement, further intensifying their misfortunes.
"On Lasith, can't generally say... It's a wellness issue. He is battling with a niggle and that is the reason he didn't play. The administration thought it was shrewd for him to rest today yet don't generally think about the future amusements.
"Don't generally know whether we will have him for the following couple of amusements or the following diversion however it is the thing that it is. We have just what he have. You need to utilize just those assets in the amusement," he said.
One of the repeating topics in the Asia Cup has been the focus on the contributes discovered Dhaka. MS Dhoni has been condemning of the conditions here and felt that it wasn't perfect readiness for the ICC World Twenty20. The pitch utilized for the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka amusement was significantly less greener and Mathews felt that there was literally nothing amiss with it for this diversion.
"The wicket was a decent one. When you contrast the last four recreations with this one, the wicket was better than average. There were no evil presences in the wicket. It was hanging a smidgen for the seamers, the cutters were hanging a bit yet it was a splendid wicket. There was nothing amiss with the wicket," he said.
With Sri Lanka gloating of batsmen all through their line-up, pursuing an objective of 148 shouldn't have been a troublesome one, felt Mathews and focused on that it was simply down to poor shot-production in crunch circumstances.
"We had a truly tall batting request. Up to (Nuwan) Kulasekara. Kulasekara batted at No. 9. That says it all. We had Thisara Perera, Dasun Sanaka, Chamura Kapugedera who could clear the limit effectively. It was only that we let the run-rate creep up in the center period particularly after the seventh over. It began inching up and when we began attempting to go for the big cheeses, we simply continued losing wickets."
Mathews himself has been one of the men singled out to lead Sri Lanka through the move period after the retirements of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayaawardene. It is an inquiry that constantly manifests after each misfortune and the captain looked to end it.
"Yes, we are in the move period yet we can't continue suspecting that 'this is a move period' and continue losing every one of the diversions we play. We all need to step it up. Presently we need to do it the most difficult way possible."
A daring face was everything he could offer before moving center onto the amusements that lie ahead.
"We need to beat India and Pakistan to enter the last. It will be an extreme objective. Be that as it may, we are available. It will be a turnaround. We have one rest day and the following day we play India. So we must attempt and change it around, be sure," Mathews finished up.
