Pakistan captain Salman Butt defended his decision to bat, despite the fragility of his side's batting, and claimed his side could have been back in the game if they had not dropped Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott early in their innings.
Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene was particularly disappointed with his team's batting after they failed to bat for their permitted 48 overs and were all out for 164.
Under section 10.22(a) of the Official Baseball Rules, he would win the batting title if an extra hitless at-bat is added to his average and it remained higher than that of any other qualifying player.