Jayasuriya warns against complancency

Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has warned his side against complacency as they prepare to take on international minnows Bangladesh on Friday.

Bangladesh lost to Canada in their tournament opener and go into the Pool B clash with a diabolical losing run that stretches back 27 matches.

Sri Lanka are overwhelming favourites but Jayasuriya is taking nothing for granted, urging on his players to be ruthless and clinical.

"We have to play serious cricket like the other day against New Zealand. We are not taking any side lightly. We are going 100 per cent flat out to do well," said Jayasuriya.

"All the games are important in this tournament. Whatever the opposition, we have to take all of them seriously. Any team can bounce back at any time and we must be wary of it. The Canadians did well that day to beat Bangladesh," said Jayasuriya.

"You can't underestimate Bangladesh...or any team for that matter. In the last World Cup they surprised Pakistan," he said.

"Tomorrow's game as well as those against Canada and Kenya are important because we need those points for the next round," he said.

Jayasuriya said the win against New Zealand had changed the entire outlook of the team.

"It has improved the confidence of our boys and they are looking forward to every game.

The confidence is good and what we want is for our boys to continue playing good cricket like they did against New Zealand," said Jayasuriya.

He admitted that this sort of attitude was missing in Australia and that they had started to gain the confidence back only during the latter stages of the tour.

He said he was quite confident the other batsmen in the side would start to score runs.

"They know they have to get runs and they are experienced enough to play according to the situations. I am confident they will do it when they get the opportunity," said Jayasuriya.

Coach Dav Whatmore said the team is now reaping the rewards of having toured South Africa and Australia recently.

"I'd love to be in a position where we haven't gone through tough times. But the sad fact is that teams from the subcontinent need a bit of time to adjust to South African and Australian conditions. We have gone through that period of frustration and I felt that towards the end of the Australian tour there was some light at the end of the tunnel," said Whatmore.

"That first match was very important and we came out victors. We can't do any more than win this first game. The boys are quite buoyed with their position at the moment. Lots of people looked at the first match and said it could have gone either way. More thought that New Zealand could win," he said.

"We have a 100 percent record against Bangladesh and we want to keep it that way. But in order to do that you cannot relax. Any team can jump up and beat you if you let your guard down.

Bangladesh coach Mohsin Kamal cast aside his team's shock defeat at the hands of Canada on Tuesday, saying that 'cricket is a funny game'.

"We batted poorly and we didn't play according to the situations. Every match has an importance and we will go and play positive and not repeat the same mistakes as we did in the previous game," said Kamal.

He said that Bangladesh were capable of chasing bigger totals like when they scored over 250 in 45 overs in a practice match against the Dolphins.

"You never know about our players. If someone plays according to the situation and gets going, there is always a chance of an upset. If we have a very good day, I think all the hard work we've done can make that day in your favour. That's what you have to play for," said Kamal, a former Pakistan fast bowler.