Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene believed his team had a perfect game after beating Pakistan in Karachi on Sunday.

Jayawardene, speaking to STAR Cricket after the match said his boys learnt from the mistakes they made earlier in the STAR Cricket Asia Cup.

"We had a perfect game. We did make a few mistakes in our earlier matches but we have learnt and learnt fast."

Jayawardene was all praise for 'mystery bowler' Ajantha Mendis, who bagged four wickets, conceding 47 runs in his quota of 10 overs: "Mendis is a confident bowler, who knows what he is doing. He was also helped by (Chaminda) Vaas, Murali and Kulasekara. They helped him by building up the pressure on the Pakistani batsmen."

"Their batsmen tried to go after Mendis, which is not an easy thing to do."

Jayawardene said the domestic cricket structure in his country is very strong, which has consequented in the blossoming of so many talented young cricketers.

"Our structure is very well spread out. We have laid a big net and make sure we catch all the fish we can and nothing misses out."

The skipper did not hide his glee with the way his young guns fired. He was effusive in his praise for Chamara Kapudegera and Chamara Silva, two batsmen who played important roles in crucial partnerships with centurion Kumara Sangakkara.

Sri Lanka are now almost certain of a place in the final but Jayawardene said he wants to win every game in the tournament: "We are here to win every game."

Sri Lanka play Bangladesh on Monday and their skipper wants to come back strongly for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Pakistan vice captain Misbah-ul-Haq defended his team's decision to field on a flat wicket against a stupendous Sri Lankan batting line up.

"We have played a lot of cricket in Karachi and we have seen the ball does not come on to the bat early on. As and when, the match progresses, batting becomes easier, so we thought it would be a good idea to bat second on this track."

"Sri Lanka started really well with the new ball. Once the pacers were taken off and the spinners came on, we needed seven an over, which would never have been easy."