LONDON, Dec 2: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has denied that overconfidence stemming from playing weak opponents resulted in his disappointing form during the one-day series against Zimbabwe.

Though Sri Lanka swept the series 5-0, Jayawardene scored 19 runs in four innings- his worst performance in a bilateral five-match ODI series- at 4.75.

“As a top-order batsman there is always pressure on me to perform but, like any cricketer, one goes through a lean spell, when you don’t find your rhythm and as a result can’t spend time in the middle,” he said. “But the most important thing is you realise where you went wrong and try to rectify that as quickly as possible. I have played enough cricket to realise that.”—Agencies