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Divine blessings! Sri Lankan players during a ceremony prior to their departure for New Zealand in December 2014.

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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has demanded an immediate end to the losing habit that has infected his side in the lead up to Saturday's World Cup opener against New Zealand in Christchurch. Catch all the live cricket score and live updates of the match here: (LIVE SCORECARD | SCHEDULE)

The "fighting spirit" was not there he said Friday as he reviewed a disappointing build up to cricket's premier ODI tournament.

Despite leading a side stacked with high performers, Mathews has seen his side crash to a 4-2 series defeat against New Zealand last month and then lose two World Cup warm-up games against South Africa and Zimbabwe.

There were performances far removed from previous Sri Lankan sides that won the 1996 World Cup and were runners up in the last two tournaments in 2007 and 2011.

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