We lack consistency - National Women's Head Coach Rumesh

Tri-Series has opened up areas for improvement ahead of World Cup

- BY SA'ADI THAWFEEQ

SRI Lanka Women's Cricket Head Coach Rumesh Ratnayake said that the team lacked consistency after they finished Runner-up to India in the recently concluded Women's One-day Tri-Series played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

India beat Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the final, but Ratnayake said the series had helped his team identify their areas for improvement ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in India in September – October.

Sri Lanka played against two top sides in ICC Women's ODI team rankings 3rd placed India and 5th placed South Africa and beat them both in the league matches but likewise lost the follow-up matches against the same opponents.

"We beat South Africa and India but subsequently lost to them in the next two games. That's the level we are at the moment. We were on a similar footing against them in the return games but how do we do that consistently? What do we need to do to be consistent? That's a mental, physical and skill attribute. All three are involved. It is how we bring it out at the point when we need it," said Ratnayake analysing Sri Lanka's performances in the Tri-Series.