We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South Africa) but here we are. We believe in ourselves and back ourselves and we played almost as well as we can today.

Marvan Atapattu

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Our batting let us down but we need to come back and do better in the remaining matches. India are playing very well at the moment but we need to encourage each other to do better.

— Marvan Atapattu

This is going to be an interesting challenge for both sides, playing the same opponent in seven consecutive games.

— Marvan Atapattu

We've come here with several things on our mind and goals to achieve,

— Marvan Atapattu

It is nice to finish the home season with a victory,

— Marvan Atapattu

In terms of cricket I would rather think we get on with the game now and play to our potential, than thinking about it too much.

— Marvan Atapattu