The Sri Lankans recovered from a batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in the rain-affected match.
Points on the board are vital for Sri Lanka but there is still a lot more to come from this team, particularly in the batting department.
Looking at the wicket for the game against Afghanistan in Cardiff, it was clear this was never going to be a high-scoring game.
However there is no question that Sri Lanka could have batted better. After such a good start, where Kusal Perera batted beautifully and they had two big partnerships, it was disappointing to see them lose their way in the middle.
In fairness to Mohammad Nabi, he bowled well, but the spinners were struggling to get much purchase and were just trying to hold the line.
The way Sri Lanka lost wickets to him in the middle order is a real concern and there were too many soft dismissals. They need to be more proactive in that situation and put the bowler under pressure.
I felt that too many players stayed back in their crease and that was the wrong approach.
