On behalf of his teammates, Angelo Mathews apologised to Sri Lanka on Saturday, stating that they were “heartbroken” to have “let the entire nation down”. Bangladesh’s victory over the Netherlands in St. Vincent on Thursday ensured their elimination from the T20 World Cup 2024 at the group round.
Against South Africa in New York and Bangladesh in Dallas, Sri Lanka lost both of their T20 World Cup matches that were played, and on Tuesday, their match against Nepal washed out in Florida. It has been ten years since they advanced to the men’s T20 World Cup semifinals due to their early elimination.
heir competition has been marked by difficulties with logistics. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana of the team complained that the fixture list was “so unfair” because he and the Netherlands were the only two teams slated to play their group games at four different sites. However, Mathews, the team’s most experienced player, downplayed their significance.
“We sincerely apologise for letting the country and ourselves down. We have let them down.” We didn’t anticipate this,” Mathews remarked. “We had many difficulties, but they are not cause for concern. We’re disappointed not to have advanced to the next round.”