India v Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Cuttack
Dhoni's quicksilver hands, and the Iyer-Pandya jig
Sri Lanka had given India a bit of a scare in the first Test of this tour, and won the first ODI. After being sent in to bat, India may have wondered if Sri Lanka would begin the T20I series just as brightly•BCCI
India had inexperience running through their line-up, and that inexperience was about to be tested when Angelo Mathews removed Rohit Sharma for the 10th time in international cricket•BCCI
He was eventually bowled for 61 off 48 balls•BCCI
Playing his first international match in more than a year, Jaydev Unadkat made a strong start to India's defence of 180, varying his pace cleverly and dismissing Niroshan Dickwella•BCCI
MS Dhoni took two catches and effected two stumpings, and went past AB de Villiers for most dismissals in T20Is•BCCI
Mindful of the dew, Sri Lanka only picked one spinner and packed their attack with seamers, handing a T20I debut to the left-armer Vishwa Fernando•BCCI
KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, however, weren't perturbed. They added 63 off 46 balls for the second wicket•BCCI
Manish Pandey took the baton from his Karnataka team-mate, clattering an unbeaten 32 off 18 balls•BCCI
After being punished initially by Upul Tharanga, Yuzvendra Chahal hit back by dismissing him. It was to be the first of four wickets for the legspinner, who showed terrific control of a dew-sodden ball•BCCI
Sri Lanka slid to 87 all out, and India wrapped up their biggest win in T20Is, by 93 runs. There was plenty to celebrate, and Iyer and Hardik Pandya did so in inimitable if puzzling style•BCCI
Rahul was particularly impressive as he raced to his third 50-plus score in only nine T20I innings•BCCI
MS Dhoni, meanwhile, rolled back the years with an unbeaten 39 off 22 as India hammered 61 off the last four overs•BCCI
Jasprit Bumrah, India's most senior bowler, was hardly required as Sri Lanka's batting imploded•BCCI