India captain Rohit Sharma felt that his team fell short by 10-15 runs in the six-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four stage match, adding that such defeats will help his team learn better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka produced a clinical performance to beat India by six wickets in a Super Four match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
An excellent attacking knock by captain Rohit Sharma (72 off 41) lifted India to a challenging 173-8 in 20 overs. After Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav (34 off 29) was the second top-scorer for India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing a competing total, Kusal Mendis (57 off 37) and Pathum Nissanka (52 off 37) scored half-centuries as Sri Lanka reached 174\/4 in 19.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Skipper Rohit blamed his team's overall poor performance for the defeat. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We ended up on the wrong side, just as simple as that. The kind of runs we got, we could have capitalised a bit more. We were 10-15 runs short. The guys out in the middle need to learn what they need to do and what kind of shot-making can happen." Rohit said at the post-match ceremony on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said the two consecutive defeats were a good learning experience for the Indians.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"This team was on a good run for a long time, such losses will help us better to learn as a team. It was a good effort with the ball, considering the start they got. The spinners came out and bowled quite aggressively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n