The much talked about third ODI match at Pallekele turned a horrible experience for Sri Lanka Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara, sources revealed to Cricket Age.
According to sources, Dayasiri was about to leave the ground, when India was around 170 runs with about 59 odd runs to score. but the fans, watching the match, chanted for Dayasiri to remain in the stadium and watch the proceedings of the match without leaving and Dayasiri was compelled to do so.
As fans turned hostile after seeing another lacklustre performance from their beloved team, they started to chanted more frequently against Dayasiri. They were amused, when, as die hard fans, they can see their team loosing, why the sports minister can’t see the entire match. At the end, Dayasiri had no other option, but to stay there till the end.
As India was eight runs away from a win, some late drama off-the field led to a stoppage of play for nearly half an hour. Bottles were thrown on the field by angry Sri Lankan fans, who were seemingly incensed seeing yet another the lackluster performance by the home team.
