The visible discomfort of their own batsmen on a seaming track made them over-excited which is the reason for leaking way too many runs on the third day, feels seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. India conceded a 122-run first innings lead with the likes of Umesh Yadav bowling too many loose deliveries. "We were all excited to bowl on that wicket, having seen the way Sri Lankan pacers performed. But the wicket changed totally. Yes, we could have stopped a few runs. The only thing we could have tried was that we could have a bit more patient," Bhuvneshwar admitted the mistake made by the bowlers on the third afternoon.

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