India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 1st T20I: What went right for the hosts

#2 MS Dhoni-Manish Pandey partnership

Dhoni's finishing skills were back

Surprisingly, the biggest partnership of the match came in the last five overs of India's innings after the fall of well-set Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul.

India's finishing specialist MS Dhoni and Manish Pandey produced a thrilling unbeaten stand of 68 from 34 balls as they turned the tide in hosts' favour by scoring 19 runs off the 17th over bowled by Dushmantha Chameera.

The former India captain went after the loose deliveries and punished them as the duo scored 65 from the last 5 overs to end the innings on a high.

Dhoni, who closed the Indian innings with a six, scored unbeaten 39, while Pandey contributed 32 at the crucial time to take the hosts' total to 180/3 in 20 overs.