The loss of Chameera and, potentially, Madushan is a blow after Sri Lanka's bowlers dominated the match against UAE, dismissing the opposition for 73 inside 18 overs. There remains concerns over the side's batting, after they collapsed from 117 for 3 in the 15th over to only post 152 for 8.

"The temperatures we're experiencing, the boys are not used to," Silverwood said. "It's certainly not Colombo. Even I'm cold, a little bit. You can't help it. The preparation and facilities we were given having arrived early, were superb. The boys have prepped the best we possibly can. We had a good camp in Kandy before we got on an airplane and came here. We've made the best of what we've had really."

The bowlers, at least, put in a complete performance on Tuesday. Seamers Chameera and Madushan decked the top order, before the spinners ripped out UAE's middle- and lower-order batters.

"I think we adjusted pretty well today," Silverwood said. "In the first game we didn't read the conditions particularly well, and we certainly didn't grasp them. We're not hiding from that. That's something that we spoke about in the debrief quite honestly.

"They've faced facts and and come out today, and applied themselves much better. The track was a little bit slow. We saw that if the bowlers bang it in hard, it's very difficult to get them away. So we have to be patient, we have to build innings, and for the majority of today we did that."

"Pathum at the top of the order played a real match-winning innings. He should be very proud of himself for what he's done, helping the team get across the line."